Andrew Bird – The Art of the Mixtape

A soldier arrives home from Afghanistan to find his lost high school love. Problem is she’s marrying another man, old ghosts of the past linger the town, it’s the perpetual misty fall/winter of New England. Hearts will be mended, hearts will be broken. The envisioned soundtrack.

1. Friends Like Those – Robert Ellis – from Photographs

2. S’posin – Fats Waller – from The Joint Is Jumpin’

3. North Side Girl – JD McPherson – from Signs & Signifiers

4. I’ve Never Found A Girl – Eddie Floyd – from I’ve Never Found A Girl

5. Don’t Tell All Our Friends About Me – Blake Mills – from Honey I’m Home Live Sessions

6. Mr. Nobody Is Somebody Now – Johnnie Taylor – from Who’s Making Love

7. Something Biblical – Andrew Bird – from Hands of Glory

8. Standin’ (Townes Van Zandt Cover) – Vetiver – from Live at Glasslands 9/21/12

9. She Lit A Fire – Lord Huron – from Lonesome Dreams

10. Time And Time Again – Bahamas – from Barchords

11. Cheers (Blake Mills Cover) – Floating Action – from ???

12. Some Things Never Change – Robert Francis – from Strangers In The First Place

13. Someday We’ll Be Together – Diana Ross & The Supremes – from Cream of the Crop

14. Pain In My Heart – Otis Redding – from Pain In My Heart

15. Cemetery – Robert Ellis – from Photographs

Homecoming: An Envisioned Soundtrack (Full Playlist .zip file)

https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/59509713/stream?client_id=3cQaPshpEeLqMsNFAUw1Q?plead=please-dont-download-this-or-our-lawyers-wont-let-us-host-audio

From Andrew Bird’s forthcoming Hands Of Glory, a musical companion to Break It Yourself, available October 30th via Mom+Pop. Get a download when you pre-order the album from http://www.andrewbird.net.

Andrew Bird’s ability to make a wistful melody is coming close to the point where it’s not unreasonable to mention him among the likes of McCartney in terms of talent. "Three White Horses" opens with a sparse vocal arrangement with subtle instrumental flourishes, like the fantastic steel string guitar meets violin slide and some great vocal harmonies along the way. Check it out

Upcoming Andrew Bird Tour Dates:

09-26 Madison, WI – Overture Hall *
09-27 Cincinnati, OH – Midpoint Music Festival *
09-29 Lexington, KY – Singletary Center *
09-30 Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre *
10-01 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel *
10-02 Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre *
10-04 Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theater *
10-05 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre *
10-06 Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall *
10-08 Miami Beach, FL – Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theater *
10-09 Tampa, FL – Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts *
10-10 Orlando, FL – House of Blues *
10-12 Houston, TX – House of Blues *
10-13 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
11-06 Paris, France – Les Inrocks
11-08 London, England – Roundhouse
11-10 Lisbon, Portugal – Aula Magna
11-11 Cartagena, Spain – Cartagena Jazz Festival
11-12 Barcelona, Spain – Sala Apolo
11-14 Milan, Italy – Magazzini Generali
11-16 Enschede, Netherlands – Crossing Border Festival – Wilmink Theatre
11-17 The Hague, Netherlands – Crossing Border Festival – The Royal
11-19 Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio

* with Here We Go Magic