I love Andrew Bird, he's a very creative and talented musician. I'll play his song "Way Out West" 5 times in a row when the mood strikes me.

Just noticed this - thanks! Double-thanks!
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*doublepromote the BIRD! No, not that kind! ;

Well, I'm glad we cleared that up.

ps - Andrew Bird is the best.

http://soundcloud.com/abstrato/andrew-birds-bowl-of-fire-candy-shop

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I recently fell in love with Andrew Bird's 2001 'The Swimming Hour'. It is an eclectic blend of musical traditions, but put together in a way that feels special. It is intimate, passionate, dynamic and features some great playing. I think they recorded the performances live because you can feel the musicians vibing off of each other, (and also because there is one rhythmic flub in the second tune that suggests they tuned weren't tracked with a click). I also love that it is an 'album' and not just a collection of songs. There is flow and purpose from start to finish. The instrumentation is also very eclectic. It reminds me a bit of 'Poses' by Rufus Wainwright. Here are a couple tracks....

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How Indiscreet:

http://www.amazon.com/Swimming-Hour-Andrew-Bird/dp/B00005ARFB

Calling @schmawy! @schmawy!!!

Also this vid: http://videosift.com/video/Andrew-Bird-Natural-Disasters-Une-Soire-de-Poche-9 for all you Andrew Bird fans.

Sometimes I feel a bit like Andrew Bird is cheating being so talented and highly trained. His competition doesn't have either.

As always, your taste is impeccable, serious cat. >> ^schmawy:

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Fixed.>> ^critical_d:

I think this is dead?

I'm not sure if it's normal for that to bring a tear to my eye but it did. Pretty amazing the way the birds react to the falcons almost identically to the way these fish react to attacking sharks.

The song is Yawny at the Apocalypse, by Andrew Bird.

http://videosift.com/video/Andrew-Bird-Anonanimal-official-video

Bird is the word.

i love me some andrew bird......*quality

Thanks DFT!

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*quality

Thanks geo.

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