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Animals and insects are hot commodities in entertainment these days. Separate from recent big advertising (Coca Cola bears, ‘Mr. Quiggly,’ Chevy cockroaches), they continue to creep up in music adding profuse depth Read the full story

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Folk-forward and vocally spellbinding, Sharon Van Etten and her veteran sounds pierce sound clouds again with her latest single “Serpents,” off her new album Tramp, out February 7 on Jagjaguwar. The East Coaster Read the full story

Andrew Bird : The Privateers

Yesterday was the release of Andrew Bird‘s Noble Beast on Fat Possum Records. 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 including Kelly Hogan, Todd Sickafoose, and the band Loney Dear.

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