Noble Beast by Andrew Bird - Rainy Day Relief

Today was a rainy, blah day. Work was extra hard to sit through. I came home in a dismal mood. Until I opened my mailbox and found a package from Fat Possum Records. I pre-ordered Andrew Bird's new album, Noble Beast, before Christmas. It comes out in stores on January 20th. But guess who got their copy today? I guess it's pretty obvious that it was me. Yes, I got the album today! Annnnd got Owen a copy.

This is exciting because, a. I wasn't expecting it until the 20th and b. I ordered the deluxe edition. And it came, as promised, with lots of fun and beautiful extras.

I present to you...the fun and the beautiful:
1. The case: a four piece fold out with art work by Diana Sudyka, who is an amazing artist and if you follow flatstock and album art you'll recognize her name. (Tidbit: Her husband, Jay Ryan, did the album art for Mysterious Production Of Eggs.)
2. The booklet: Diana illustrated a special song lyric booklet (I don't know what the proper name for that is...) Each song has an illustration. It's like a beautiful little story book.
3. The poster: A little poster of Andrew Bird himself.
4. The extra music: There's an extra disc full of purely instrumental fun called 'Useless Creatures'.


If you weren't planning on buying this album... you should change your mind. To persuade you, you can listen to the entire album free at NPR. Go there. Now. And if you were going to buy the album ... treat yourself to the deluxe edition. Go to Fat Possum Records and order it. Doesn't it just sound better...deluxe. Say it with your pinky up. See there ya go.