Andrew Bird

I feel like a total fanny for not listening to a friend 3 years ago who said "Eby you will LOVE Andrew Bird." I didn't take much of it to heart and now, yup, I LOVE Andrew Bird.

The 2009 album Noble Beast is nothing short of lovely. Bird's voice is somewhat reminiscent of Thom Yorke's. Its soft, melodic and makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. The music aspect is just as pleasant - using violins, acoustic guitars, whistling and some sweet percussion.

Andrew Bird es de Chicago. He was a classically trained violinist in the Suzuki method (a nurturing educational philosophy whose primary goal is to create "beautiful character" in its students through music education on a specific instrument), which sounds like just about the coolest thing ever. Noble Beast is his fourth solo studio effort, and was released January 20, 2009. I can't get the songs "Anonanimal" and "The Privateers" out of my head. Did I mention he is gorgeous?

Bird even said to the New York Times' Measure for Measure, "I listened to my record recently and I'm concerned about how much I like it."

-Eby Harvey