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Things Are Really Great Here, Sort of...

Andrew Bird

Things Are Really Great Here, Sort of...

The Chicago-born violinist releases his eighth studio album, this time a collection of Handsome Family covers

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Wegram
UK Release date
23/06/2014
US Release date
10/06/2014
  1. 8.1 |   Paste Magazine

    Ultimately, Bird continues to prove himself to be a versatile musician who’s as capable at fresh adaptations of country-leaning tunes as he is forward-thinking arrangements of his own
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  2. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Above all, Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of… serves as a musical love letter to friends and inspirations; exceptional in execution, beautiful in its haunting simplicity
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  3. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    It's a natural fit; if you didn't know they weren't his songs, you might not have guessed
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  4. 8.0 |   All Music

    A lovely collection and another unique release by one of the era's most distinctive artists
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  5. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    The music is softly strummed, and Bird’s voice is a high, lonesome thing like the wind on a prairie
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  6. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    A fantastic set of songs approached with a reverence that is never stifling, and one in which fans of either act will find plenty to love
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  7. 7.5 |   A.V. Club

    While it's not perfect, it is a fascinating and, at times, emotional listen
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  8. 7.0 |   The 405

    Polishes the gruffer original vocals of Brett Sparks, adding a lilt supplemented with delicious violin bridges
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  9. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Each and every Handsome Family country twang, murder ballad, and Americana ache lovingly represented in Bird’s familiar tools: that crystal-clear, charming voice, the looping violin, the loping guitar, and the easy chair harmonies
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  10. 6.0 |   Mojo

    He brings an easy empathy to these songs. Print edition only


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