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Hands of Glory

Andrew Bird

Hands of Glory

Bird describes this release as a 'companion' to 2012's baroque pop album, Break It Yourself

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
Wegawam
UK Release date
05/10/2012
US Release date
30/10/2012
  1. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Hands of Glory might not stand alone as a release without the context provided by Break It Yourself, but it nevertheless serves as a testament to how capable and creative Bird can be when he’s dialed in
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  2. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Hands is startlingly contemporary
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Sacrifices none of Bird's cerebral elegance. Print edition only

  4. 7.8 |   Paste Magazine

    Carries over certain elements from its full-length predecessor, in sound and subject matter and even the order of things
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  5. 7.3 |   Pitchfork

    Hands of Glory possesses an almost academic quality, as though Bird and his cohorts were presenting a musical essay about endtimes imagery in country music
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  6. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    While it's still a triumph of moody, Appalachia-drenched indie pop, Hands of Glory exists as merely a portion of a divided project that should have remained whole
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  7. 6.6 |   Beats Per Minute

    With acoustic instruments in hand, Bird and his bandmates gathered around a single microphone for these songs here, recalling the days of Bird’s Bowl of Fire where he was skipping through hotpot jazz and calypso rhythms
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  8. 6.5 |   Under The Radar

    A fun ride
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  9. 6.0 |   The Independent

    A smaller, more intimate work than Andrew Bird's recent albums
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  10. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    There’s something rather limp - half-hearted, even - about the way these eight cuts have been compiled, composed and executed
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  11. 6.0 |   Q

    More adventures in highbrow Americana - with only one microphone. Print edition only

  12. 5.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    A heartwarming and honest tribute – and little else
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