Stereogum — Andrew Bird recently contributed a new song called "Archipelago" to the Songs For Swing Left compilation to raise money and awareness for the Swing Left political campaign. And today, the whistling and violin-playing indie-rocker is back with anoth... more info

Stereogum — Songs For Swing Left is a new compilation to raise money and increase awareness of the Swing Left campaign to help flip the United States' House Of Representative blue in the upcoming midterm elections. It's a running collection of songs, and it feat... more info

Stereogum — Elusive folk-rock wanderer Cass McCombs has shared a new song. Although it's not currently included in the compilation, "Noise Suite For The Green Party" was apparently recorded for Songs For Swing Left, a collection of free tracks to promote the pro... more info

Obscure Sound — “You Amaze Me” is a delightful piece of indie-pop from Owen Duff, a showcase of melodically soaring vocals and chamber-pop inclinations. Somewhere between Jens Lekman’s hook-y charm, Jellyfish’s power-pop effervescence, and Andrew Bird’s ex... more info

JamBase — Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird has confirmed a series of upcoming dates including symphonic performances. The post Andrew Bird Announces Orchestral Performances & Special Shows appeared first on JamBase. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Andrew will also be performing songs from his soundtrack to film 'Blue Heart' after screenings of the film in NYC and Chicago. Continue reading… more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — We’ve been seeing a lot of multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird the past few years we certainly are not complaining about it. The most recent run of his tour saw him playing smaller theatre-sized venues as compared to the slightly larger club sized sh... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC-area shows include the Tibet House US Benefit (with Blood Orange, Angel Olsen, Stephin Merritt, and more), Bob Weir & Phil Lesh, Shopping, Andrew Bird, The Men, Frigs, the debut show of David Byrne's ambitious new stage show, ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Signature previewed March's best new books. Andrew Bird covered the Mountain Goats' "Distant Stations." February's best eBook deals. The JC interviewed author Laura Lippman. Drowned in Sound reconsidered the Cure's Pornography album. eBook on sale fo... more info

Stereogum — Tomorrow, Capitol Records is releasing Holidays Rule Volume 2, a sequel to the 2012 compilation that found the likes of the Shins and Andrew Bird covering seasonal classics. For the next installment, they've rounded up a new roster of artists includi... more info