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Andrew Bird: ''And the Mysterious Production of Eggs''
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Out of 71 votes - Similar Artists: Arcade Fire, David Byrne, Mark Kozelek
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Out of 71 votes
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Genre: Alternative/Punk » Alternative Folk
Editor's review
There's an almost boyish charm to Andrew Bird's voice. It's serene, beautiful, and always accompanied by his instrumental mastery. But beneath the velvet lies a bit of wit and the glint of a blade, as his musings imply that he knows a secret. Perhaps he does, but it's not like he's going to just spell it out for us.
Biography
Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and lyricist Andrew Bird picked up his first violin at the age of 4. Actually, it was a Cracker Jack box with a ruler taped to it, and the first of his many Suzuki music lessons involved simply bowing to the teacher and going home. He spent his formative years soaking up classical repertoire completely by ear so when it came time for a restless teen-ager to make the jump to Hungarian Gypsy music, early jazz, country blues, south Indian etc., it wasn't such a giant leap. It's fitting that now, though classically trained, he has instead opted to play his violin in a most unconventional manner, accompanying himself on glockenspiel and guitar, adding singing and whistling to the equation, and becoming a pop songwriter in the process. Since beginning his recording career, Andrew has released nine albums: six studio albums, both solo and with his former group the Bowl of Fire, and three live albums. The soon to be released Armchair Apocrypha will bring the tally to ten. Armchair Apocrypha, to be released March 20 on Fat Possum, was recorded mainly in Minneapolis at Crazy Beast Studios (Ben Durrant) and Third Ear Studios (Tom Herbers).
