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Andrew Bird - new album stream, in the NY Times, Carnegie Hall instead of Radio City & hype
At 35, Bird has spent almost 15 years working relentlessly for the sort of exposure he now seems poised to enjoy. "Six years ago, when I was still struggling, I just wanted to go anywhere in the world and play for 300 people," he says.Andrew's new album Noble Beast is now streaming at NPR.And yet when I first met Bird a couple of weeks before the Hideout show, he didn't have the air of an underappreciated artist finally about to be given his due. On the contrary, he seemed worried about losing control over a career that he is accustomed to micromanaging. He wondered, for instance, if "Noble Beast" was perhaps being promoted too aggressively. Bird's publicist had wanted him to play one of the first shows on his coming tour at Radio City Music Hall (capacity: 6,000). Bird was concerned that it was too big a venue, that he might fail to make a connection with the audience and that things could easily spiral downward from there. They compromised on Carnegie Hall, which seats about 3,000.
"A lot of bands get hyped and go from playing for no one to playing for thousands of people, most of whom are standing there with their arms folded saying, 'O.K., are you really as good as everyone says you are?' " Bird told me. "I've never had to deal with that. I've gotten here by winning one person at a time."
[Sunday's NY Times Magazine]
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Posted on January 5, 2009 11:46 AM
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that is awesome of him, seriously. Somebody send this link to Goldfrapp.
Posted by Anonymous | January 5, 2009 12:38 PM
album is good so far. thank goodness for npr during the workday.
Posted by jayme | January 5, 2009 1:28 PM
Hi. Any idea who's doing press for the new album?
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Posted by Chris | January 5, 2009 3:13 PM
Was hoping for more from Noble Beast
Posted by Anonymous | January 5, 2009 3:50 PM
now that i've listened to it all the way through, i admit-it's lacking. it's good, just not great.
Posted by jayme | January 5, 2009 4:02 PM
i find he's way better live than on record. the fingerlings collection is great, as was the hiro show.
Posted by Anonymous | January 5, 2009 9:08 PM
this album is beautiful
Posted by anonymous | January 7, 2009 11:11 AM
The actual album is streaming on NPR. The companion is absolutely beautiful!
Posted by Anonymous | January 7, 2009 11:30 AM
amazing
Posted by furniture | August 14, 2009 8:42 AM
I just listened to "Imitosis" and "Plasticities" on my 311. While I liked the intricate arrangements and musicianship I find his voice is whiney and drones. It's just my opinion, but I think he is over-rated.
Posted by ThomasBarrett | October 14, 2009 8:17 AM
Was hoping for more from Noble Beast
Posted by luis vuitton | October 17, 2009 12:14 PM