Chicago multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird released his fourth solo album last month. I’ve listened to Noble Beast a couple of times so far but it didn’t grab me like Bird’s other albums. I’m still impartial to the energetic Armchair Apocrypha. Noble Beast feels more like a carefully constructed classical work. Andrew Bird’s [...]
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May 26, 2008
A. Bird
Andrew Bird released a European tour EP a while back to accompany his most recent release Armchair Apocrypha. I just got a hold of it the other day and thought I would throw it up. Soldier On is actually quite lengthy for an EP with eight tracks the first of which goes on 6:29. Like most [...]
January 4, 2008
Top 07 in 07
Every year countless albums by musical artists are released. Most end up on the heap of forgotten art but a few land in the pantheon of classics. I have chosen seven from 2007 that have made it into my permanent collection of music I appreciate and love. (There are many [...]
