In 2009, The Avett Brothers made mainstream waves with their lauded major label debut, I and Love and You. It landed at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 and garnered unanimous critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, Paste, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Time, who even dubbed it one of Top 10 albums of the year. 2012 saw The Carpenter hit #4 on the Billboard Top 200—their highest bow to date—while People, USA Today, and American Songwriter lauded the album. Their eighth studio album, Magpie and the Dandelion, went on to debut at #5 on the Billboard Top 200. In 2015, they supported The Rolling Stones at the Zip Code Tour in Raleigh. A string of sold out shows followed.