Andrew Bird Announces The Mysterious Production of Eggs Anniversary Reissue

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Andrew Bird is reissuing his 2005 album, Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs, for its 20th anniversary. The new edition is out February 27, and it’ll include the original album, live recordings, demos, and alternate versions. One previously unreleased track featured on the reissue is “Blood.” Find that below, along with an orchestral version of “Fake Palindromes,” featuring the Nu Deco Ensemble.

The anniversary edition of Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs will be released physically and digitally. The 3xLP box set features new cover artwork by Jay Ryan and a 54-page book with photographs, an essay by Andrew Bird, and a piece from Anders Lindall on the album’s creation.

Bird will further celebrate the anniversary of Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs with a series of orchestral shows. See his tour dates below.

“Those years at the barn (2002-2005) were a creative bender,” Bird reflected in a statement. “Immersed in nature with few distractions there was time to indulge every impulse without much feedback (for better or worse) from my Chicago community. This isn’t working. Scrap it and don’t look back. Don’t look back, until now, of course. I’ve said I’m reluctant about exhuming this period as I’m writing and recording my 19th album as we speak. It has had its revelations and due to the exhaustive efforts, we dug up some really cool stuff from the cutting room floor. Anyway, looking back can be painful but in this case it’s worth it.”

Bird’s next album will follow 2023’s Outside Problems and his two 2024 covers collections, Sunday Morning Put-On and Cunningham Bird.

Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs (20th Anniversary):

01 /=/
02 Sovay
03 A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left
04 Fake Palindromes
05 Measuring Cups
06 Banking on a Myth
07 Masterfade
08 Opposite Day
09 Skin Is, My
10 The Naming of Things
11 MX Missiles
12 /=/=/
13 Tables and Chairs
14 The Happy Birthday Song

01 Sovay (Live in Berlin)
02 A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left (Mayfair Studio)
03 Blood (Wall to Wall, Beech House)
04 Measuring Cups (The Barn)
05 Banking on a Myth (Beech House)
06 Zeros and Ones (The Barn)
07 Opposite Day (Beech House)
08 Skin Is, My (The Barn)
09 Naming of Things (Mayfair Studio)
10 MX Missiles (Beech House)
11 Tables and Chairs (Demo)
12 The Happy Birthday Song (Beech House)

01 Capital I (The Barn)
02 Right on Time (The Barn)
03 The Happy Birthday Song (The Barn)
04 Measuring Cups Demo (The Barn)
05 Knapsack (The Barn)
06 Fake Palindromes (Orchestral Version)
07 A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left (Orchestral Version)
08 Happy Birthday (Orchestral Version)
09 Tables and Chairs (Orchestral Version)

Andrew Bird:

09-10 Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall $
09-17 Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall @
09-20 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall #
09-25 Seattle, WA – Benaroya Hall %
11-13 Denver, CO – Boettcher Hall >
12-08 Chicago, IL – Fourth Presbyterian Church
12-09 Chicago, IL – Fourth Presbyterian Church
12-10 Chicago, IL – Fourth Presbyterian Church
12-11 Chicago, IL – Fourth Presbyterian Church
12-12 Chicago, IL – Fourth Presbyterian Church
03-14 Seattle, WA – Meany Center for the Performing Arts
04-02 Waterbury, CT – Palace Theatre 04-04 Providence, RI – Veterans Memorial Auditorium ~
04-07 Buffalo, NY – Kleinhan’s Music Hall *
04-09 Indianapolis, IN – Clowes Memorial Hall ^
05-29 Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium +
05-31 Greensboro, NC – Tanger Center !
06-02 North Bethesda, MD – Strathmore &
06-03 North Bethesda, MD – Strathmore &

$ with Atlanta Symphony
@ with Central Texas Philharmonic
# with Oregon Symphony
% with Seattle Symphony
> with Colorado Symphony
~ with Rhode Island Philharmonic
* with Buffalo Philharmonic
^ with Indianapolis Symphony
+ with Asheville Symphony
! with Greensboro Symphony
& with National Philharmonic

Andrew Bird: Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs Tour

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