Album: Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of... by Andrew Bird (2014)
Genre: Indie | Style: Folk
Record Label: Concord Music Group, Inc.
Format: Album

Description: "Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of..."  is American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird's eighth solo studio album. It was released on June 3, 2014 through Wegawam Music Co. The album is a collection of covers of The Handsome Family, an American band Bird knows personally and professionally, having toured and collaborated together, Bird toured with the husband and wife duo in 2013.

Artist Background: Andrew Wegman Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Trained in the Suzuki method from the age of four, Bird graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1991 and Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in violin performance in 1996. That same year he self-released his first solo album, Music of Hair. Vastly different from his later work, this album showcased his violin skills and paid tribute to his fascination with both American and E... Part of the Chicago, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era.

Related Artists: Madison Cunningham, M. Ward, Iron & Wine, Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire

Music Scene: Part of the Chicago, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era.

Tags: Indie, Folk, 2010s, Album, Concord Music Group, Inc.

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"Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of..."  is American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird's eighth solo studio album. It was released on June 3, 2014 through Wegawam Music Co. The album is a collection of covers of The Handsome Family, an American band Bird knows personally and professionally, having toured and collaborated together, Bird toured with the husband and wife duo in 2013.

Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of...

Andrew Bird

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