Released June 3, 2014 Artist Andrew Bird Label Wegawam Music Co. | Length 35:32 Release date 3 June 2014 Genre Indie folk | |
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Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of...
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Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of... is American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird's eighth solo studio album. It was released on June 3, 2014 through Wegawam Music Co. The album is a collection of covers of The Handsome Family, an American band Bird knows personally and professionally, having toured and collaborated. Previous covers of their songs include an earlier version of "Don't Be Scared," on Weather Systems, "Giant of Illinois" off the compilation album Dark Was the Night, "When the Helicopter Comes," from Hands of Glory, and "Tin Foiled," on Fingerlings 3. Bird toured with the husband and wife duo in 2013.
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Reception
The album received a Metacritic score of 76 based on 12 reviews, inditing generally favorable reviews.
The album debuted at No. 12 on Billboard's Folk Albums chart, selling around 2,000 copies in the first week. It has sold 13,000 copies in the US as of March 2016.
Songs
1Cathedral in the Dell3:59
2Tin Foiled3:26
3Giant of Illinois3:31