Andrew Bird's new album "Armchair Apocrypha" comes out Tuesday.. two days ago.

So, I haven't had time to form an opinion yet, but of course the album's great. The strangest is Dark Matter, which has been completely revamped for the studio version. Simple X is an awesome arrangement in the style of Kid A / Amnesiac Radiohead (with a reference, oddly, to OK Computer). However, the ambience is much smoother and lighter, feeling more like The Books from Lost & Safe or something else that I can't quite place right now... Anyway. All of you who may/may not be in Boston on May 16th, he'll be playing at Berklee (which is right next to my apartment). Exactly one month earlier (April 16th), he'll be at Mercy Lounge in Nash-vegas. Speaking of N-town, what's with three TN teams in the sweet 16? But I digress...
Below is copied directly from the Bowl of Fire (AndrewBird.net) e-mail list:
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Here's an early review:
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/11564/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/
And an interesting interview w/ our pals at the Onion:
http://www.avclub.com/content/node/59572
Andrew played a pile of fantastic shows last week in Austin @ SXSW - and you can hear a few of the radio sessions in the following locations:
MPR - The Current http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/03/16/andrew_bird/
WXPN -
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7874916
We have confirmed a full album stream of Armchair Apocrypha on AOL/Spinner this week as well - so you can head over there right now and give a listen to the whole album.
I'm also excited to tell you - Mr. Bird and band will perform on the DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW on April 10. Yes, that David Letterman. April 10.