Noble Beast

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Noble Beast
Studio album by Andrew Bird
Released January 20, 2009
Genre Indie rock, baroque pop
Label Fat Possum, Bella Union Records
Professional reviews
Andrew Bird chronology
Soldier On EP
(2007)		 Noble Beast
(2009)

Noble Beast is American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird's fourth solo studio album released on January 20, 2009.[1] Two songs from this album were previewed on his webpage, "Oh No" and "Carrion Suite", while the entire album was made available by NPR[2] as a streaming feed. Noble Beast was made available as a standard CD release, a special limited-edition deluxe two-CD package and a double-gatefold double-LP package.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Oh No" – 4:20
  2. "Masterswarm" – 6:35
  3. "Fitz and the Dizzyspells" – 3:36
  4. "Effigy" – 5:06
  5. "Tenuousness" – 3:51
  6. "Nomenclature" – 2:54
  7. "ouo" – 0:20
  8. "Not a Robot, but a Ghost" – 5:37
  9. "Unfolding Fans" – 0:57
  10. "Anonanimal" – 4:47
  11. "Natural Disaster" – 4:18
  12. "The Privateers" – 3:24
  13. "Souverian" – 7:18
  14. "On Ho!" – 1:08

[edit] Bonus tracks

  • "Section 8 City" (iTunes only bonus track) – 7:41
  • "10-you-us" (iTunes pre-order only bonus track)
  • "Take Courage" (eMusic only bonus track) – 6:51

[edit] Deluxe edition bonus disc

Deluxe Edition album art, to be used for Noble Beast/Useless Creatures 2 CD set

The limited edition of Noble Beast shipped with a companion disc of instrumental songs, entitled Useless Creatures.[3] This collection was made available on Bird's website in early January, before the album's release. Noble Beast / Useless Creatures was deleted after one initial run, both in the US and the UK, exclusively.

  1. Master Sigh - 2:17
  2. You Woke Me Up! - 7:24
  3. Nyatiti - 4:01
  4. The Barn Tapes - 10:12
  5. Carrion Suite - 9:39
  6. Spinney - 0:45
  7. Dissent - 3:54
  8. Hot Math - 7:18
  9. Sigh Master - 5:32

[edit] Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 12
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums 3
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums 54
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ Paul Thompson, "Andrew Bird to Unleash Noble Beast on New Album", pitchforkmedia.com, October 3, 2008.
  2. ^ Exclusive First Listen: Andrew Bird's 'Noble Beast'
  3. ^ http://www.nme.com/news/andrew-bird/41319
v • d • e
Andrew Bird
Solo albums
Music of Hair (1996) · Weather Systems (2003) · The Mysterious Production of Eggs (2005) · Armchair Apocrypha (2007) · Noble Beast (2009)
"Bowl of Fire" albums
Thrills (1998) · Oh! The Grandeur (1999) · The Swimming Hour (2001)
Live albums
EPs and singles
The Ballad of the Red Shoes (2002) · "Sovay" (2005) · Soldier On (2007) · Fitz and the Dizzy Spells (2009)
Related bands
Record labels
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