The last time Dave Matthews Band made an album, 2009's somber Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King, they paid tribute to their late saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who passed away the year before. On Away From the World they return to the amiable but repetitive bro-rock of their early records, even calling back producer Steve Lillywhite, who worked on their first three LPs. Songs like "Broken Things" and "Mercy" sound ripe for onstage explorations.
