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CRITIC REVIEWS
91
Bird has released live recordings before, but the 10 tracks that make up My Finest Work Yet feel even more present, more in the moment, while never sacrificing any musicianship.
8mo
86
This album is less a niche corner of the folk genre and more an illustrious banner for all to appreciate.
8mo
80
Blending themes of politics and modern science into his fashion of storytelling, My Finest Work Yet is a true tour de force.
8mo
80
Bird isn't afraid of melodrama or broad gestures, yet his emotional force is carefully focused and purposeful in these sessions, and this work speaks to the heart as well as the intellect.
8mo
80
The title may well have been chosen ironically, but this is indeed his finest work yet – whatever your stance on whistling may be.
7mo
80
It’s a piece of masterful craftsmanship tucked snugly into the singer-songwriter tradition, filled with country-soul ballads and grungy laments driven by jangly guitars, family band harmonies, rumbling pianos and cinematic string passages that should appeal broadly to fans of the genre without alienating his own die-hards.
7mo
76
After a string of releases that sometimes felt like hearing Bird think himself in circles, the singer-songwriter relaxes into his most plainly and darkly funny album in a long time.
8mo
70
Bird's vulnerability has been switched out for a fighting spirit, a steeliness and resolve that powers the whole record.
8mo
70
My Finest Work Yet is his first proper record since 2016’s Are You Serious and finds Bird as charming as always, but a tad lost.
8mo
Have A Nice Life Called, they want their album cover back
Shit this was actually really dope
Shit this was actually really dope
*didn't you know that "my finest work yet" is the b-side of "deathconsciousness"?* - this cover art was the worst option for sure.
Waddup! Its Bird Watcher 2000, not at all related to any other character! Today we're looking at the "Andrew Bird"
The Andrew Bird flies around the southern United States, and imitates the sounds heard in that region quite well. Replicating perfect copies of the folk music "sound" in it's call. It also has been know to "steal" from people. More spesificly "stealing" album art.
The Andrew Bird is quite the delightful find, seeing it is will sure remind ... read more
The Andrew Bird flies around the southern United States, and imitates the sounds heard in that region quite well. Replicating perfect copies of the folk music "sound" in it's call. It also has been know to "steal" from people. More spesificly "stealing" album art.
The Andrew Bird is quite the delightful find, seeing it is will sure remind ... read more
Even after my first listen through, I could tell "My Finest Work Yet” is very special and definitely a contender for my AOTY.
I get great comfort from the beautifully descriptive, intelligent and darkly humorous lyrics (or the odd whistling freestyle). Plus, there's a good few memorable singalong choruses and hooks to keep you engaged.
I love the production choices, brilliant singing and sometimes quirky instrumentation ( i.e Fallorun's intro) from start to finish.
Every song ... read more
I get great comfort from the beautifully descriptive, intelligent and darkly humorous lyrics (or the odd whistling freestyle). Plus, there's a good few memorable singalong choruses and hooks to keep you engaged.
I love the production choices, brilliant singing and sometimes quirky instrumentation ( i.e Fallorun's intro) from start to finish.
Every song ... read more
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MISC LISTS
| / | The A.V. Club (First Half) |
Track List
- Sisyphus
- Bloodless
- Olympians
- Cracking Codes
- Fallorun
- Archipelago
- Proxy War
- Manifest
- Don The Struggle
- Bellevue Bridge Club
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Added on: February 7, 2019
