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Album Review | BAROQUE POP

Andrew Bird, ‘Break It Yourself’

  March 05, 2012

A classically trained violinist and eclectic folk stylist, this Chicago-bred master musician epitomizes a curious twenty-first century phenomenon - the understated cult rave. Bird’s pensive placidity has always counterbalanced his whimsy and complexity, making his genius sound just genteel to everyone not inclined to listen close. But on his twelfth official album, the 38-year-old’s impressive work habits have both loosened and deepened his craft.

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