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Record Review - Andrew Bird - New Music

Jan 8, 2009, 1:54pm Faces In The Sand
Andrew Bird - Plasticities (Live Letterman)
Artist: Andrew Bird Album: Noble Beast Released: Jan 20, 2009 Label: Fat Possum Firstly go here quick - as NPR are streaming Noble Beast in it's entirety. I'm a big fan of Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire and well Andrew Bird's solo albums that followed.. this being the fifth of those. This is much the same Andrew Bird as you know and love (or should know and love) with string arrangements and a whole big helping of fun. It's not a timeless classic by any means but certainly worth the listen. Overall it's another good [...]
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