Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
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| Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs | ||||
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| Studio album by Andrew Bird | ||||
| Released | February 8, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Indie Folk Chamber Pop |
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| Length | 53:24 | |||
| Label | Righteous Babe | |||
| Producer | Andrew Bird, David Boucher | |||
| Andrew Bird chronology | ||||
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Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs is the third album of Andrew Bird's career post-Bowl of Fire, released in 2005, following his Weather Systems in 2003. The album art, along with track illustrations in the accompanying booklet were drawn by Jay Ryan. Bird expanded on his earlier work on Weather Systems; the song "Skin Is, My" is an outgrowth of his earlier song "Skin".
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.3/10) [2] |
| PopMatters | (8/10) [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B [4] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+ [5] |
"Fake Palindromes" was listed as the 331st best song of the 2000s by the music website Pitchfork Media.[6] Pitchfork Media also placed the album at number 181 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 1:05 |
| 2. | "Sovay" | 4:41 |
| 3. | "A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left" | 4:59 |
| 4. | "Fake Palindromes" | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Measuring Cups" | 2:51 |
| 6. | "Banking on a Myth" | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Masterfade" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Opposite Day" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Skin Is, My" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "The Naming of Things" | 4:57 |
| 11. | "MX Missiles" | 4:21 |
| 12. | "Opposite Day Reprise" | 1:08 |
| 13. | "Tables and Chairs" | 4:44 |
| 14. | "The Happy Birthday Song" | 5:03 |
Personnel
- Andrew Bird - Vocals, Guitar, Violin, Glockenspiel, Whistles
- David Boucher – production
- Kevin O'Donnell - drums, percussion, beats
- Nora O'Connor - backing vocals
- David Boucher, Dan Dietrich, Mark Greenberg, Mike Napolitano, Mark Nevers – engineering
- David Boucher – mixing
- Jim DeMain – mastering
- Jason Harvey – layout design
- Jay Ryan – artwork, drawing
References
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- ↑ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Andrew Bird: Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
- ↑ Andrew Bird: The Mysterious Production of Eggs < PopMatters
- ↑ Robert Christgau: CG: Andrew Bird
- ↑ Andrew Bird - Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production of Eggs - Review - Stylus Magazine
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