Andrew Bird's New Album MY FINEST WORK YET Out Today, Premieres MANIFEST Video and Tour Dates

Internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Andrew Bird's new album My Finest Work Yet is out today on Loma Vista Recordings-listen/purchase here.

Along with the new album, Bird is premiering an animated video by Andrea Nakhla for "Manifest" today-watch here.

Bird is also sharing the details of his forthcoming My Finest Work Yet tour that will find him on an expansive run of North American dates. Bird will be joined by a variety of guests including Yola, Meshell Ndegeocello, Hiss Golden Messenger, Chicano Batman, Madison Cunningham, Tift Merritt, and a co-headline date in Boston with Calexico and Iron & Wine. See below for full details.

My Finest Work Yet was produced by Paul Butler and recorded live to tape at Barefoot Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Single "Bloodless" set the tone of the project for Bird, he explains, "I'm interested in the idea that our enemies are what makes us whole." The lyrics are direct and risk-taking, cutting to the quick of what's happening in our world. Meanwhile, piano plays a strong role on these songs and most of the melodies are tinged with a gospel-jazz-60s soul. Bird was joined on the album by Tyler Chester on piano and organs, Madison Cunningham on vocals, Alan Hampton on bass, Blake Mills on guitar, Ted Poor on drums, plus Abraham Rounds on drums and Mike Viola on guitar on "Archipelago."

ANDREW BIRD LIVE

April 2 Chicago, IL Green Mill

April 3 Chicago, IL Green Mill

April 8 New York, NY National Sawdust

April 9 New York, NY National Sawdust

May 31 Las Vegas, NV Emerge

June 3 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern*

July 11 Asheville, NC Highland Brewing Company‡‡

July 12 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium‡‡

July 13 Raleigh, NC North Carolina Museum of Art†

July 14 Louisville, KY Forecastle Festival

July 16 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre*

September 13 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian Theatre‡

September 14 Washington, DC The Anthem‡

September 16 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore‡

September 17 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre‡

September 18 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel‡

September 20 North Adams, MA FreshGrass Music Festival

September 21 Boston, MA Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion**

September 23 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall

September 24 Cleveland, OH Masonic Auditorium

September 25 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre

September 26 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater

September 27 St. Paul, MN Palace Theatre

October 17 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre††

October 18 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall††

October 19 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre††

October 21 Davis, CA Mondavi Center††

October 22 Oakland, CA Fox Theater††

October 24 San Diego, CA House of Blues§

October 26 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren§

October 28 Oklahoma City, OK The Jones Assembly§

October 29 Dallas, TX AT&T Pac Annette Strauss Stage§

October 30 Austin, TX Stubb's§

November 1 New Orleans, LA Civic Theatre

November 2 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle

*-with Madison Cunningham
†-with Tift Merritt
‡-with Chicano Batman

§-with Yola
**-Co-headline with Calexico and Iron & Wine
††-with Meshell Ndegeocello
‡‡-with Hiss Golden Messenger

Image: Andrew Bird by Amanda Demme

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