[Photo courtesy of Andrew Bird via Bandcamp] By Lauren Patterson, Copy Editor Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and musician Andrew Bird released his new single, “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” on Wednesday. The track is a duet with Phoebe Bridgers, and was not only inspired by the words of Emily Dickinson’s 1896 poem but also incorporates…
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Album Review: Andrew Bird – Echolocations: River
By Emily DiAlbert, Contributor [Wegawam; 2017] Rating: 5/10 Key Tracks: “Lazuli Bunting” Chicago-born Andrew Bird is a modern-day classical lyricist and instrumentalist, playing the violin since the age of four. Echolocations: River is the second LP in Bird’s Echolocations instrumental series, in which the violinist plays to the room he’s in. For Echolocations: River, Bird produced…
Album Review: Andrew Bird – Are You Serious
By Devon Hannan, Features Editor [Loma Vista; 2016] Rating: 7.5/10 Key Tracks: “Roma Fade,” “Left Handed Kisses,” “Valleys of the Young” Yeah, we’re serious — Andrew Bird’s newest full length album features some of his most intensive songwriting yet. As what may be seen as a loss by some, in regards to less unhinged instrumentation, Are You Serious…