Armchair Apocrypha
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| Armchair Apocrypha | ||
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| Studio album by Andrew Bird | ||
| Released | March 20, 2007 | |
| Genre | Indie Rock | |
| Length | 48:27 | |
| Label | Fat Possum | |
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| Andrew Bird chronology | ||
| The Mysterious Production of Eggs (2005) |
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Armchair Apochrypha is Andrew Bird's first studio album since the critically acclaimed The Mysterious Production of Eggs (2005). The album features more electric guitars, a change from the more acoustic-oriented Eggs, though the songs are similar in character if slightly more straightforward.
"Simple X" is a track started by collaborator Dosh, who supplied the drum track on the final version, with Bird adding lyrics. The track "Imitosis" is an expansion of the song "I" (also called "Capital I" live) on his 2003 album Weather Systems. The song "Dark Matter" is also a rehash of the song "Sweetbreads", which can be found on the live EPs Fingerlings 1 & 2.
The album debuted at number 76 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 11,000 copies in its first week.[1]
[edit] Track listing
- "Fiery Crash" – 4:12
- "Imitosis" – 4:01
- "Plasticities" – 4:27
- "Heretics" – 3:33
- "Armchairs" – 7:02
- "Dark Matter" – 5:07
- "Simple X" – 3:36
- "The Supine" – 0:59
- "Cataracts" – 3:12
- "Scythian Empire" – 4:34
- "Spare-Ohs" – 4:07
- "Yawny at the Apocalypse" – 3:39
[edit] References
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Modest Mouse Steers Its 'Ship' To No. 1 Debut", Billboard.com, March 28, 2007.
