Let’s face it. Aside from Glasvegas’ self-titled debut, there isn’t much to chose from in the new music section of your local record store, Best Buy, iTunes, or wherever else you go to legally acquire music this first week of January. Thankfully, Andrew Bird and the fine folks over at NPR.org have teamed up to shared their talents and webspace for some early music fun that should stimulate your brain until next Tuesday rolls around.
Head on over to NPR.org right this very second, and you’ll find a full-length stream of Mr. Bird’s forthcoming new studio album, Noble Beast. Yes, all 12 tracks of the Chicago native’s fifth full-length effort, due out January 20th via Fat Possum Records, are currently available as a free and legal stream for the foreseeable future. Sure, as hell makes up for the three cavities I was just alerted of during my annual trip to the dentist!
Unfortunately, this particular stream does not feature the tracks from the instrumental-heavy Useless Creatures, aka disc two of Noble Beast‘s deluxe edition For that, you’ll have to head over to Mr. Bird’s personal website. Could life get any better?
Maybe some free tickets to one of his upcoming North American shows? No? Oh well, they’re still available via Ticketmaster.com.
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Noble Beast
Andrew Bird 2009 Tour Dates:
01/19 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
01/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts
01/28 – New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall
01/30 – Boston, MA @ Orpehum Theatre *
02/03 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
02/04 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
02/06 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Theatre *
02/07 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues *
02/12 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theater *
02/13 – Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey *
02/14 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater *
02/15 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA *
02/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpehum Theatre *
02/19 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
02/20 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
02/21 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater *
02/23 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theater *
02/24 – Boise, ID @ The Knitting Factory *
02/25 – Murray, UT @ The Murray Theater *
02/26 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater *
02/27 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown *
03/15 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
03/16 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
03/17 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
03/18 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/19 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/20 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/21 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
03/22 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
03/23 – Oxford, MS @ The Lyric Oxford
04/03 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
04/04 – Montreal, QC @ Le National
04/05 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
04/07 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall
04/10 – Chicago, IL @ Civic Opera House
04/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ The State Theater
* = w/ Loney Dear