With his new album, “Are You Serious”, Andrew Bird has widened the breadth of his art by directly reflecting his own human experience. With key contributions from Fiona Apple and Blake Mills, Are You Serious attains a level of expression that’s a personal, evolutionary leap. “Here I am with my most unguarded, direct, relatable album to date,” Bird says, “Go easy on me.”
“I set out to make a record that’s different than any I’ve made before,” he explains. “I wanted to make an album musically crafted like a Wrecking Crew session, where you have to be good. There’s less wordplay and more intention to process some brutal times that I went through. What happens when real ordeals befall someone who has always been happy writing from their imagination and the distance of the third person? Who has time for poetics while grappling with birth and death? What’s the role of sincerity for a songwriter who doesn’t really go in for the confessional thing? This is what I struggled with for this record. I suppose the title could be poking fun at my own foray into the confessional realm.”
His tour will stop at First Avenue on 4/19. The show is sold out, but keep your eyes open last minute tickets.
Apr 11 Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre Montreal, Canada
Apr 13 Danforth Music Hall Toronto, Canada
Apr 14 Royal Oak Music Theatre Detroit, MI
Apr 15 Express Live! Columbus, OH
Apr 16 House of Blues Cleveland, OH
Apr 18 The Riverside Theatre Milwaukee, WI
Apr 19 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Apr 21 Arvest Bank Theatre Kansas City, MO
Apr 22 The Pageant Saint Louis, MO
Apr 30 Vicar Street Dublin, Ireland
May 02 Queen’s Hall Edinburgh, United Kingdom
May 03 Cathedral Manchester, United Kingdom
May 04 Roundhouse London, United Kingdom
May 06 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 08 CIRQUE ROYALE Brussels, Belgium
May 09 Trianon Paris, France
May 13 Music Box San Diego, CA
May 14 The Theatre at Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
May 15 The Theatre at Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
May 16 The Masonic San Francisco, CA
May 18 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, OR
May 19 The Showbox Seattle, WA
May 21 Orpheum Theatre Vancouver, Canada
May 23 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
May 24 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
