A new Andrew bird studio track is streaming (today only) on the Dark Was the Night MySpace page. The track is part of a forthcoming compilation album produced by members of The National to benefit the Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS
Andrew Bird has been performing the Handsome Family’s “The Giant of Illinois” live for a few years now, but this is the first studio take I’m aware of. I hate to say that it’s better than anything on his recent Noble Beast, but I’ll at least say it would have been a perfect closer for the album. It’s a beautiful song. At least it’s being put to good use.
If you haven’t been following the daily streams over the last month, that’s okay: the Dark Was the Night discs are out next Tuesday. Here’s the indiestar-studded tracklist:
DISC ONE:
"Knotty Pine" - Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
"Cello Song" - The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez
"Train Song" - Feist and Ben Gibbard
"Brackett, WI" - Bon Iver
"Deep Blue Sea" - Grizzly Bear
"So Far Around The Bend" - The National
"Tightrope" - Yeasayer
"Feeling Good" - My Brightest Diamond
"Dark Was The Night" - Kronos Quartet
"I Was Young When I Left Home" - Antony with Bryce Dessner
"Big Red Machine" - Justin Vernon + Aaron Dessner
"Sleepless" - The Decemberists
"Stolen Houses (Die)" - Iron & Wine
"Service Bell" - Grizzly Bear + Feist
"You Are The Blood" - Sufjan Stevens
Andrew Bird has been performing the Handsome Family’s “The Giant of Illinois” live for a few years now, but this is the first studio take I’m aware of. I hate to say that it’s better than anything on his recent Noble Beast, but I’ll at least say it would have been a perfect closer for the album. It’s a beautiful song. At least it’s being put to good use.
If you haven’t been following the daily streams over the last month, that’s okay: the Dark Was the Night discs are out next Tuesday. Here’s the indiestar-studded tracklist:
DISC ONE:
"Knotty Pine" - Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
"Cello Song" - The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez
"Train Song" - Feist and Ben Gibbard
"Brackett, WI" - Bon Iver
"Deep Blue Sea" - Grizzly Bear
"So Far Around The Bend" - The National
"Tightrope" - Yeasayer
"Feeling Good" - My Brightest Diamond
"Dark Was The Night" - Kronos Quartet
"I Was Young When I Left Home" - Antony with Bryce Dessner
"Big Red Machine" - Justin Vernon + Aaron Dessner
"Sleepless" - The Decemberists
"Stolen Houses (Die)" - Iron & Wine
"Service Bell" - Grizzly Bear + Feist
"You Are The Blood" - Sufjan Stevens
DISC TWO:
"Well-Alright" - Spoon
"Lenin" - Arcade Fire
"Mimizan" - Beirut
"El Caporal" - My Morning Jacket
"Inspiration Information" - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
"With A Girl Like You" - Dave Sitek
"Blood Pt. 2" - Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
"Hey, Snow White" - The New Pornographers
"Gentle Hour" - Yo La Tengo
"Amazing Grace" - Cat Power
"Happiness" - Riceboy Sleeps
"Another Saturday" - Stuart Murdoch
"The Giant Of Illinois" - Andrew Bird
"Lua" - Conor Oberst with Gillian Welch
"When The Road Runs Out" - Blonde Redhead & Devastations
"Love Vs. Porn" - Kevin Drew
UPDATE: Here are a few tracks for your listening pleasure:
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