January 20th, 2009. Andrew Bird releases Noble Beast on Fat Possum Records in North America, and on Bella Union in Europe. The self-produced album consists of 14 original songs recorded primarily at the Beech House in Nashville, with additional recording taking place at various Chicago and Minneapolis locations over a period of five months. As usual, Bird handles violin, vocals, whistling and guitar, with back-up from live cohorts Martin Dosh (percussion, looping, keys), Jeremy Ylvisaker (guitar, bass, organ, shortwave) and more recently Mike Lewis, plus a supporting cast that includes Kelly Hogan and the band Loney Dear.
