- Andalucia
- Alabaster
- Greenwine
- Christmas in April
- Souvenirs
- Oh Holy Night
- Mille Cherubini in Coro
- Nights Falling
- Glad
- Christmas Is Coming
- White Christmas
- Skating
- Auld Lang Syne
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Madison Cunningham Vocals,Guitar
Jeff Parker Guitar (Electric)
Ted Poor Drums
Jimbo Mathus Guitar
Alan Hampton Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Double Bass,Guitar (Bass),Bass (Upright),Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Tyler Chester Drums,Piano,Celeste,Percussion
Irving Berlin Composer
Mike Viola Recording
Vince Guaraldi Composer
John Cale Composer
Ryan Freeland Mixing
Pete Min Recording
Adolphe Adam Composer
Rennie Sparks Composer
Brett Sparks Composer
David Boucher Mixing
Franz Schubert Composer
Alan Hampton Composer,Vocal Ad-Libs
Robert Burns Composer
John Prine Composer
Travis Pavur Mixing,Recording


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Overview
Commencing with a hymn-like cover of John Cale's "Andalucia" -- the always inventive Suzuki method-trained violinist would never deign to make a traditional Christmas album -- Hark! sees Andrew Bird embracing both the joy and the wistfulness of the holiday. Essentially a full-length version of the 2019 EP of the same name, the homespun and heartfelt 13-song set of standards, covers, and originals would make an excellent soundtrack for a yuletide Wes Anderson film -- it's like a big, awkward indie-folk hug. Bird contributed a pair of lovely originals to the initial EP, "Alabaster" and "Night's Falling," but it's the album's third self-penned offering, "Christmas in April," that served as the impetus for Hark's expansion. Written and recorded in the early days of the 2020 pandemic, the lonesome waltz paints a picture of uncertainty ("Oh, my love, when will you know if we can meet under the mistletoe") and longing ("Fits and starts, upset applecarts, conspiring to keep us apart"), but does so with the sanguinity of the season. Bird adds some sonic levity to John Prine's "Souvenirs," another song that laments the passing of time," by dispensing with the folksy cadence of the original and administering a bit of '70s country swagger. He goes full cocktail hour on delightful renderings of the Vince Guaraldi Trio classics "Christmas Is Coming" and "Skating," adding a bit of Quintette du Hot Club de France-inspired swing to the proceedings, and his whistled take on the carol "O Holy Night" is both charmingly quirky and surprisingly moving. In allowing the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future to converge, Bird has crafted an extremely likeable holiday record that's sad, sweet, sincere, occasionally silly, and reliably idiosyncratic. ~ James Christopher Monger
Product Details
Release Date: | 11/20/2020 |
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Label: | Loma Vista |
UPC: | 0888072202184 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Andrew Bird Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar,ViolinMadison Cunningham Vocals,Guitar
Jeff Parker Guitar (Electric)
Ted Poor Drums
Jimbo Mathus Guitar
Alan Hampton Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Double Bass,Guitar (Bass),Bass (Upright),Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Tyler Chester Drums,Piano,Celeste,Percussion
Technical Credits
Andrew Bird Composer,Producer,Recording ProducerIrving Berlin Composer
Mike Viola Recording
Vince Guaraldi Composer
John Cale Composer
Ryan Freeland Mixing
Pete Min Recording
Adolphe Adam Composer
Rennie Sparks Composer
Brett Sparks Composer
David Boucher Mixing
Franz Schubert Composer
Alan Hampton Composer,Vocal Ad-Libs
Robert Burns Composer
John Prine Composer
Travis Pavur Mixing,Recording
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