Andrew Bird Announces New Album Details

By Michelle Meywes Kopeny in Arts & Entertainment on Jan 10, 2012 5:30PM

Everybody’s favorite whistling indie violinist released details on his new album yesterday, due out March 6 on Mom & Pop records. Revealed are the album art (above) and track listing for Break It Yourself (below), along with a short teaser video that shows Bird and crew at work (and play) at his western Illinois barn where the album was recorded.

Bird, who recently treated his home city to a unique sonic installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art (where he was—sorry ladies—sporting what appeared to be a wedding band), will mark the album release with a North American tour that closes out back in Chicago with a show at the Auditorium Theater on May 12. Ticket buyers receive a free download of Break It Yourself (on the release date), along with a download of Fake Conversations, a live EP culled from Bird’s fall 2011 tour, and another live EP from this very tour in the spring. That’s a pretty jam-packed package for tickets ranging from $29.50 to $49.50 for the Auditorium Theater appearance.

Here’s a look at the track list and preview video for Break It Yourself:

Tracklist:
1. Desperation Breeds…
2. Polynation
3. Danse Caribe
4. Give it Away
5. Eyeoneye
6. Lazy Projector
7. Near Death Experience Experience
8. Behind the Barn
9. Lusitania
10. Orpheo Looks Back
11. Sifters
12. Fatal Shore
13. Hole in the Ocean Floor
14. Belles

Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself from Mom+Pop on Vimeo.