NPR is streaming the new Andrew Bird album “Noble Beast” front to back before it’s release in a couple weeks. After one listen, it seems to cover mostly the same ground as his terrific “Armchair Apocrypha” from a couple years back. The usual suspects are all here, the gentle violin plucking, the whistling (of course), the literate lyrical turns. Something seems to be missing though. At times I found myself thinking that any of these tracks would fit on his previous release a little TOO easily. It’s well put together and the tracks are nice enough, but there’s not a lot that grabs you and begs to be listened to especially when compared to the aforementioned record. You be the judge.
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January 8, 2009
Ah man, this guy rocks. Great recommendation, Scott!
January 8, 2009
If you like this, you’ll love “Armchair”. Give that a try.