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It’s been a joy to hear the music of Andrew Bird shift and change. Bird’s early music, from the late ‘90s, was steeped in hot jazz and blues music from the early days of the phonograph, then later shifted to new technologies using loop pedals to layer voice, whistling and violin. His lyrics often have a calculated quality, filled with abundant wordplay and observations.

This year, Bird made one of his most personal albums, Are You Serious. So it felt appropriate that he would play some of his most personal work in this most intimate of settings, the Tiny Desk.

WATCH: Andrew Bird Tiny Desk Concert

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The Andrew Bird show last week really got in my head, in a nice way. I’ve been listening to almost nothing but the Fingerlings albums since then, and it was a real treat seeing these photos by Sachyn Mital on Brooklyn Vegan this morning.

I’m in that bottom one, and it’s probably the least flattering photo of ever taken of me, but I don’t mind because I am so clearly having a goddamn blast.

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Hold the fucking phone. I just came upon this post and im sleep deprived! I was at this show and had no cluuue he played 4 songs from are you serious. I remembered him playing new stuff but didn’t remember it by the time the record came out. @emmastory thank you so so so much for posting this set list! This is the show from last June, right? Forgive me if this is out of the blue

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Yup, this was the LPR show from June 2015! A couple of the then-new songs ended up on YouTube if you feel like hunting around for them. Here’s Truth Lies Low, for example.

This is still one of my favorite shows, along with the semi-secret Useless Creatures show at the Bell House ages ago. I love seeing Bird in a big gorgeous seated venue like Riverside Church or Kings Theatre, but there’s something special about these laid back tiny shows that I also really dig.

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Last night was pretty much a perfect New York evening, the kind that makes me happier than I can say with my life as it is right now. And I don’t think there’s a better way to spend the evening of the 4th than at a picnic on the roof of the McKittrick, watching fireworks with friends & fellow drunks.

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eleven years ago tonight! I believe this was the only 4th of july event the mckittrick has ever had, and it was also the first event held at gallow green.

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