Blog: SoundsXP

Andrew Bird: Noble Beast "When coprophagia was writ/ know when to stand or when to sit" ('Tenuousness'). I'm not sure what the relevance of "shit-eating" is and I'm not sure Andrew Bird does either but his lyrics are a lexiconographer's dream. His Noble Beast album, now appearing on Bella Union, is a rich blend of multi-syllabic mouthfuls of lyrics and jazz-accented rock. His music seems to emphasise all the detail of a pop song [...]