Noble Beast
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| Noble Beast | ||||
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| Studio album by Andrew Bird | ||||
| Released | January 20, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, baroque pop | |||
| Label | Fat Possum, Bella Union Records | |||
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Noble Beast is American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird's fifth 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-LP package.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Andrew Bird, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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" (Bird, Martin Dosh) | 5:37 |
| 9. | "Unfolding Fans" (Bird, Jeremy Ylvisaker) | 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 |
| Bonus tracks | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 15. | "Section 8 City" (iTunes only bonus track) | 7:41 | |||||||
| 16. | "10-you-us" (iTunes pre-order only bonus track) | ||||||||
| 17. | "Take Courage" (eMusic only bonus track) | 6:51 | |||||||
[edit] Deluxe edition bonus disc
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.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 |
| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The A.V. Club | (B+)[5] |
| Drowned in Sound | (9/10)[6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| LA Times | [8] |
| Paste | (6.7/10)[9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  [10] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.5/10)[11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| The Skinny | [13] |
| Spin | (7/10)[14] |
| Uncut | [15] |
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| 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
- ^ Paul Thompson, "Andrew Bird to Unleash Noble Beast on New Album", pitchforkmedia.com, October 3, 2008.
- ^ Exclusive First Listen: Andrew Bird's 'Noble Beast'
- ^ http://www.nme.com/news/andrew-bird/41319
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1468944/review
- ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/andrew-bird-noble-beast,23075/
- ^ Skinner, James (2009-02-02). "Andrew Bird - Noble Beast". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14199/reviews/4136388-andrew-bird-noble-beast. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ Costa, Maddy (30 January 2009). "Andrew Bird - Noble Beast". The Guardian (London: Guardian Media Group). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jan/30/andrew-bird-noble-beast-review. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "Pop & Hiss". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/01/album-review--1.html.
- ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/01/andrew-bird-noble-beast.html
- ^ http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/andrew-bird-noble-beast
- ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/148544-andrew-bird-noble-beast/
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/25461863/review/25523856/noble_beast
- ^ http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/44596-andrew-bird-noble-beast
- ^ http://www.spin.com/reviews/andrew-bird-noble-beast-fat-possum
- ^ http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/andrew_bird/reviews/12702
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