Name: Soldier On by Andrew Bird
Brand: Andrew Bird
SKU: 634727003626
Price: 7.92 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (56 reviews)

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1

The Trees Were Mistaken

06:29

Popularity 8/10

06:29

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2

Sic of Elephants

04:45

Popularity 10/10

04:45

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3

The Water Jet Cilice

03:40

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Popularity 5/10

03:40

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4

Plasticities (Remix)

03:52

Popularity 4/10

03:52

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5

Heretics (Early Version)

03:43

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Popularity 4/10

03:43

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6

Sectionate City

02:46

Popularity 4/10

02:46

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7

How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On the Farm

05:04

Popularity 5/10

05:04

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8

Oh Sister

04:49

Popularity 6/10

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Andrew Bird’s particular brand of nuanced, pastoral Americana-meets-indie-folk- pop continues to evolve, with Bird packing up his violin and glockenspiel and moving out of the Balkan-folk neighborhood and into Uncle Sam’s creaky old house. This long-ish EP contains two versions of previously released songs (a pretty, stripped down “Heretics,” plus a remix version of “Plasticities”) and an iTunes bonus track from 2007’s Armchair Apocrypha (“Sic of Elephants”). There are plenty of new sounds here, though, and the clever word play of “Sic of Elephants” — Bird toys with the title and the word “sycophants” in one verse — never gets tired. Things start at a near gallop, with ghostly wailing, spooky percussion and finger-picked violin on “Trees Were Mistaken” feeling like a Morrocone-infused indie-rock track looking for a cinematic partner. On the haunting “The Water Jet Cilice,” Bird’s voice carries the kind of impact Tim Buckley’s or Rufus Wainwright’s might, without the hyper-dramatics that color those singers’ work. His mournful take on the post-WWI “How You Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm” (“... once they’ve seen Paree...”) and his cover of Bob Dylan’s “Oh Sister” steer this collection directly into the oeuvre of American folk.

1. The Trees Were Mistaken

by Andrew Bird

Primary Artist: Andrew Bird; Main Performer

2. Sic of Elephants

by Andrew Bird

Primary Artist: Andrew Bird; Main Performer

3. The Water Jet Cilice

by Andrew Bird

Primary Artist: Andrew Bird; Main Performer

4. Plasticities (Remix)

by Andrew Bird

Primary Artist: Andrew Bird; Main Performer

5. Heretics (Early Version)

by Andrew Bird

Primary Artist: Andrew Bird; Main Performer

6. Sectionate City

by Andrew Bird

Primary Artist: Andrew Bird; Main Performer

7. How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On the Farm

by Andrew Bird

Primary Artist: Andrew Bird; Main Performer

8. Oh Sister

by Andrew Bird

Primary Artist: Andrew Bird; Main Performer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

8 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

35 minutes and 8 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 664x664 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

2/8 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Alternative, Singer & Songwriter, Alternative Folk, Folk-Rock, Post-Modern Pop, Singer-Songwriter

Label

Andrew Bird

Music Distribution Service

Virtual Label LLC

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2007

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

634727003626

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Soldier On

1. The Trees Were Mistaken

2. Sic of Elephants

3. The Water Jet Cilice

4. Plasticities (Remix)

5. Heretics (Early Version)

6. Sectionate City

7. How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On the Farm

8. Oh Sister

Technical Specifications

Soldier On

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1. The Trees Were Mistaken

2. Sic of Elephants

3. The Water Jet Cilice

4. Plasticities (Remix)

5. Heretics (Early Version)

6. Sectionate City

7. How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On the Farm

8. Oh Sister

Technical Specifications