Track Listing
1. Untitled
2. Sovay
3. Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left, A
4. Fake Palindromes
5. Measuring Cups
6. Banking on a Myth
7. Masterfade
8. Opposite Day
9. Skin Is, My
10. Naming of Things, The
11. MX Missiles
12. Untitled
13. Tables and Chairs
14. Happy Birthday Song, The
| Details | | Producer: | Andrew Bird, David Boucher | | Distributor: | E1 Distribution (USA) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Andrew Bird (vocals, whistling, guitar, violin); Duane Denison (guitar); Ryan Hembrey (Fender Rhodes piano, bass instrument); Mark Alden Ross (organ); Pat Sansone (bass instrument); Kevin O'Donnell (drums, percussion); Nora O'Connor (background vocals).
Recording information: Chateau Boucher, Culver City, CA; Zeitgeist Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Wall To Wall Recording, Chicago, Illinois.
On THE MYSTERIOUS PRODUCTION OF EGGS, Andrew Bird's second studio outing for Ani DiFranco's Righteous Babe label, the classically trained violinist presents another set of charmingly quirky chamber-pop. Easily one of Bird's most spare and stripped-down albums, EGGS find the Chicago-based singer-songwriter handling many of the instrumental duties, resulting in an intimate and often hypnotic atmosphere, as best evinced on the woozy "Measuring Cups" and the mesmerizing, Beatlesque "Opposite Day." (Bird also shows off his wonderful whistling talents on "A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left" and "Masterfade.") Though diehard fans swear by all of Bird's records, THE MYSTERIOUS PRODUCTION OF EGGS stands out as a top-tier offering by this unique and inventive artist.
Editorial Reviews
[Bird] offers a shapely, mesmerizing CD as inventive as it is rooted in musical lore... - Grade: B+
Entertainment Weekly
Bird's lilting melodies and complex arrangements have become ever more nimble, as plucked violin, guitar, glockenspiel and whistling take jazz-like turns in the spotlight.
Magnet
He uses pedals to layer the sounds and repeat motifs, and the result is a carefully constructed sonic collage.
Dirty Linen
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