Noble Beast is American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird's fifth solo studio album released on January 20, 2009.[1] Two songs from this album were previewed on his webpage, "Oh No" and "Carrion Suite", while the entire album was made available by NPR[2] as a streaming feed. Noble Beast was made available as a standard CD release, a special limited-edition deluxe two-CD package and a double-LP package.
The track "Tenuousness" appears in the closing credits for the 2011 movie Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Andrew Bird, except where noted.
| 1. |
"Oh No" |
4:20 |
| 2. |
"Masterswarm" |
6:35 |
| 3. |
"Fitz and the Dizzyspells" |
3:36 |
| 4. |
"Effigy" |
5:06 |
| 5. |
"Tenuousness" |
3:51 |
| 6. |
"Nomenclature" |
2:54 |
| 7. |
"Ouo" |
0:20 |
| 8. |
"Not a Robot, but a Ghost" (Bird, Martin Dosh) |
5:37 |
| 9. |
"Unfolding Fans" (Bird, Jeremy Ylvisaker) |
0:57 |
| 10. |
"Anonanimal" |
4:47 |
| 11. |
"Natural Disaster" |
4:18 |
| 12. |
"The Privateers" |
3:24 |
| 13. |
"Souverian" |
7:18 |
| 14. |
"On Ho!" |
1:08 |
| 15. |
"Section 8 City" (iTunes only bonus track) |
7:41 |
| 16. |
"10-you-us" (iTunes pre-order only bonus track) |
|
| 17. |
"Take Courage" (eMusic only bonus track) |
6:51 |
Deluxe edition bonus disc
The limited edition of Noble Beast shipped with a companion disc of instrumental songs, entitled Useless Creatures.[15] This collection was made available on Bird's website in early January, before the album's release. Noble Beast / Useless Creatures was deleted after one initial run, both in the US and the UK, exclusively.
| 1. |
"Master Sigh" |
2:17 |
| 2. |
"You Woke Me Up!" |
7:24 |
| 3. |
"Nyatiti" |
4:01 |
| 4. |
"The Barn Tapes" |
10:12 |
| 5. |
"Carrion Suite" |
9:39 |
| 6. |
"Spinney" |
0:45 |
| 7. |
"Dissent" |
3:54 |
| 8. |
"Hot Math" |
7:18 |
| 9. |
"Sigh Master" |
5:32 |
Personnel
- Andrew Bird - violin, vocals, whistling, guitar
- Martin Dosh - percussion, looping, keys
- Jeremy Ylvislaker - guitar, bass, organ, shortwave
- Kelly Hogan - background vocals
- Mike Lewis - clarinet
- Todd Sickafoose - double bass
- Ben Martin - cardboard box drums
- Tony Crow - juno
Charts
| Chart (2009) |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard 200 |
12 |
| U.S. Billboard Rock Albums |
3 |
| U.S. Billboard Digital Albums |
54 |
| U.S. Billboard Independent Albums |
1 |
References
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