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Armchair Apocrypha - Andrew Bird
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81 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 59 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Chicago-based singer-songwriter returns with his tenth album of literate and eclectic indie rock.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    Bird has developed a finesse for off-kilter pop that takes mortality, confusion, and unexpected realizations as its subject, shaping them all into songs that are catchier, by their own terms, than most of Top 40 radio.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    90
    This is an intellectual jaunt that reveals the beauty of pop music, both musically and lyrically.
  3. Blender
    60
    The music's intellectualism obscures as many truths as it unveils. [Mar 2007, p.130]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. BenL.
    10
    This deserves a 10 on pure technical prowess alone. Andrew Bird is one of the most talented multi-instrumentalists working today. When you add his quirky charm and his excellent sense of composition . . .… Expand
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  2. Blake
    10
    Simply superb! Andrew Bird is unique songwriter.
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  3. LarsP.
    10
    Just take 12 really catchy pop songs - ones that you can't but help but like, despite how cool you are - and then layer it a gazillion times with unheard of instrument combinations (love that whistle), poetry, and an extremely talented musician...voila: Andrew Bird's Armchair Apocrypha. It gets better with every listen; the layers of complexity never stop unraveling. Bird manages to pull it off without coming off as an arrogant uptight indie snob.… Expand
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