Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of... Vinyl
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Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of... is Andrew Bird's love letter to the songwriting of The Handsome Family, a 2014 album of covers that sounds entirely like his own.
Bird had been circling Brett and Rennie Sparks's songs for years, recording versions on earlier projects and touring with the husband-and-wife duo in 2013. Here he finally gives them a full album, trading his usual looping for a warmer, more live-sounding approach built around violin, guitar and close harmonies. The result is gothic Americana with a wry smile.
Giant of Illinois is the centrepiece, a towering, tender ballad about the tallest man who ever lived, sung with real affection. Far From Any Road (Be My Hand), the song famous as the True Detective theme, becomes something lighter and more lilting in his hands. Drunk By Noon has a lazy, front-porch sway, and Frogs Singing is a small, luminous moment of wonder.
The Handsome Family's lyrics are full of strange beauty, ghosts and small-town oddities, and Bird's voice treats every one of them with care. His violin fills the spaces with melody rather than flash.
It is a generous, unusual record from an artist sharing songs he loves. Fans of both acts will find plenty to treasure here.
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