Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. Q Magazine
    Dec 11, 2012
    60
    Maybe he's not the kind of artist you need to hear stripped down. [Jan 2013, p.101]
  2. Nov 29, 2012
    60
    Moments of quality do intersperse these drags.
  3. 60
    Hands of Glory is a smaller, more intimate work than Andrew Bird's recent albums.
  4. 60
    Bird is too much of a seasoned professional to release anything less than listenable, so although none of this is particularly compelling, it's all well performed in a relatively stripped down, acoustic setting.
  5. Oct 29, 2012
    50
    His palate of sepia tones coupled with essentially contemporary lyrical twitches loses much of what makes Bird special, instead relegating Hands of Glory, to a heartwarming and honest tribute--and little else.
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Nov 8, 2012
    7
    An excellent companion to this year's "Break it Yourself". It managed to capture the spirit of the "Old timey" sets during this year's tour.An excellent companion to this year's "Break it Yourself". It managed to capture the spirit of the "Old timey" sets during this year's tour. As someone who managed to make it out to two stops, this album was a nice little "thank you hat tip" from Mr. Bird. Lots of good memories evoked. Full Review »
  2. Nov 1, 2012
    8
    With Andrew Bird