DrownedInSound — Useless Creatures more than holds its own against its sister album. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

KEXP Seattle — Creatures run amok in this week’s roundup, which includes new releases from Pepper Rabbit, Andrew Bird, Gold Panda, Gospel Claws, and The Octopus Project. And speaking of animal collectives, one of AC’s primary songwriters, Avey Tare, channels so... more info

MVSW — Andrew Bird ~ “Hot Math”(mp3 download) Originally the album, Useless Creatures, was only released with the deluxe edition of Andrew Bird‘s Noble Beast album. Now Bird‘s instrumental album is getting its own release on October 25th. In additio... more info

Silent Uproar — Andrew Bird will release the instrumental album Useless Creatures on October 25th through Fat Possum. The set was previously only available with the deluxe edition of Noble Beast. [fatpossum.com] more info

Totally Fuzzy — S R Management said... Tricks Synthetic Podcast keeps on rolling with "No Stone unRolled, Part 2, Kazoo You" with: Miss You - The Kazoo-a-kats I'm Free - Tell Tale Hearts Last Time - The Who All Sold Out - Twelve12 She's A Rainbow - London Symphonic ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — When Andrew Bird released his 2009 album Noble Beast, he added a bonus disc of instrumental music that he titled Useless Creatures. Well no new album is on the way from the crafty Mr. Bird this year, but he is going to give Useless Creatures an offic... more info

DrownedInSound — Another wonderful edition of this week's Spotifriday playlist featuring Bowie, Blake, No Age, Abe Vigoda, Dios, Max Richter, Andrew Bird...and, of course, a fair few more. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Micachu and the Shapes and Wilco's Glenn Kotche will also contribute to double album of Congotronics covers and remixes ... but there's no sign of BjörkAnimal Collective, Micachu and the Shapes and Wilco's Glenn Kotche are among those who will cover... more info

DrownedInSound — Multi-talented musical maestro Andrew Bird is to release another album this year. I say another and not "new" because it isn't strictly true - as it has already been released, as part of the deluxe edition of last year's album Noble Beast (via Pitchf... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dominick Mastrangelo, words by Rachel Kowal For Andrew Bird, touring with a handful of over-sized gramophone speakers is nothing new, but at last night's show, he worked with artist Ian Schneller to create "a forest floor of horns"... more info