Andrew Bird :: indie / folk
Handclaps, playful whistles, the sound of a glockenspiel, string plucking & bowing, and a mellow voice are what make up Andrew Bird, a sing-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist from Chicago. Bird is super talented in many ways, who excels not only on the guitar, but the violin, mandolin, glockenspiel, and whistling! Bird takes indie rock to another level, his inspirations from different places. He takes the classic out of the violin, the acoustic out of the guitar, the originality of whistling and makes awesome Gypsy, indie, folk ballads.
After disbanding with his former band (The Bowl of Fire), Bird became a solo artist progressing towards to create the indie/folk sound. He first debuted in 2003 with Weather Systems, in 2005, The Mysterious Production of Eggs, in 2007 Armchair Apocrypha. This year, the indie/folk rock and baroque pop artist is back again with a new album, Noble Beast, which showcases all the things that make Andrew Bird who he is. The album is very “warm & inviting” a mixture of joyous and melancholy songs which compliment each other well.
I honestly like his old stuff better (I really liked the Armchair Apocrypha album), but don’t take my word for it. All his songs should be listened to because they are all different in some way & they all have different sounds & imaginations to offer.
“Wait just a second now / It’s not all that bad / Are we not having fun / You make your mountains of handkerchiefs / Where the mascara always runs / So be careful when you’re done / You’re bound to get post-natal / What did I just hear you say?”
Andrew Bird - Heretics 
Andrew Bird - Lull (Daytrotter Edition)
Andrew Bird - Scythian Empire
