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Alternative / Indie / Folk.

Andrew Bird once again confirms that he is one of the most original artists in the music business. He finds a way to deal with complex topics while also attempting to simplify them, then sets them to incredibly attractive arrangements. Inside Problems have never sounded quite so appealing.

Listening to Andrew Bird talk about Inside Problems, one feels that there are so many levels to him that one can never be sure where he is at any particular time. He’s a whistler, always has been. Yet certain locations seem to be more appropriate than others. Standing at a men’s room urinal, whistling, Bird, was confronted by a man demanding to know, “What are you so happy about?” His response was honest to a fault, “I’m actually quite miserable, if you must know.” Just beneath the surface, Bird was dealing with so much that has always thrown him for a loop, leading to the notion of “inside problems” inhabiting his latest release.

Despite the wealth of things gnawing at him, Bird can come up with some of the most intriguing music to lay against his neuroses. He classifies himself as something of a passable guitarist. Still, the violin is the instrument where he shines, yet the opening notes of “Underlands” are on the six-string, “I’m very skilled and expert at one, and with the other, I’m not very musical—I’m very ham-fisted on guitar. I’m on the couch with a guitar, and I’m like Jonathan Richman, and in the studio, it’s more like Yo-Yo Ma.” Which, in many ways, is another part of the same equation. The lyrics to “Underlands” establish that we are dealing with an inner world that is incredibly hard to tame, “Stars don’t owe you anything/ Don’t give a damn about your nation/ Or feel the slightest obligation.”

Tracks:
1. Underlands (6:14)
2. Lone Didion (4:23)
3. Fixed Positions (2:58)
4. Inside Problems (4:16)
5. The Night Before Your Birthday (4:06)
6. Make a Picture (3:25)
7. Atomized (4:45)
8. Faithless Ghost (3:42)
9. Eight (6:48)
10. Stop N’ Shop (3:50)
11. Never Fall Apart (3:50)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqo7aXfDyKs