Hands of glory

"Imponerende nok udgiver Andrew Bird nu sit andet album i 2012. Der er denne gang tale om en blanding af covers, blandt andet af country-guruen Townes Van Zandt, og omrokerede originaler, alle optaget i en lade i Illinois ... Den åbenlyse stjerne på det 36 minutter korte/lange album er den simple 'Orpheo': Et sart og sobert remake af navnebroderen fra forårsudgivelsen 'Break It Yourself'. Men wow, hvor formår den simple skæring at charmere selv det hårdeste hjerte af sten til ren gelatinedepraveret budding med sit nærmest naive melodiske og lyriske udtryk".

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"Hands of Glory possesses an almost academic quality, as though Bird and his cohorts were presenting a musical essay about endtimes imagery in country music ... Thematically and perhaps musically, closer "Beyond the Valley of the Three White Horses" is intended to evoke some sort of afterlife. It's a lovely set of loops-- long bows, staccato plucks, airy strumming, and ominous ambience".

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