This roughly the 435th video version of Andrew Bird's Noble Beast standout, "Fitz & the Dizzyspells" but this one performed for Minnesota Public Radio's The Current is considerably more subdued than past versions, yet Bird's whistling is more intense here (he crushes a solo near the 2:45 mark). He also shreds on some violin near the end, something he usually leaves to his band on this track when it's performed live.
Noble Beast is out now via Fat Possum. [Pitchfork]

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