Artist:Andrew Bird
Song:Nomenclature
Album:Noble Beast
Andrew Bird started out as a jazz musician. Then he became a singer songwriter. He's versatile so he is difficult to categorize. I would describe him as a critically acclaimed indie darling. He was born July 11, 1973 in the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest, IL. He learned to play violin as a child. He graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in violin studies in 1996. Bird self released his debut album. Then he was a member of Squirrel Nut Zippers. After he left that band in 1998, Bird signed with Rykodisc and formed Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire. He was also a member of Kevin O'Connell's Quality Six. Both of these bands were influenced by gypsy jazz of the 30s with folk elements. After three albums, Bird disbanded Bowl of Fire and started performing solo. He started experimenting with tape looping so he could perform solo and sound like a full band. This led to a deal with Fat Possum which is where Bird has had his greatest success. Nomenclature is from the 2009 album Noble Beast. This is his biggest selling album to date. His performance in the video is typical of what Bird was doing at the time. Since then Bird has recorded for Mom + Pop Music, Wegawam Music and currently Universal's Loma Vista label. His latest album My Finest Work Yet was released in 2019. He has also worked on film soundtracks. You may have heard him whistling in the 2011 film The Muppets. And he appeared in the TV series Fargo. Here's Andrew Bird performing Nomenclature for Pitchfork.
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