On Jan. 27 Fat Possum will uncage Noble Beast, the follow up to Andrew Bird's fairly successful 2007 release Armchair Apocrypha. I think from the titles of tracks like "Tenuousness" and "Not a Robot, But a Ghost," we can expect some of the same invovled wordplay that Mr. Bird has delivered on previous releases.  To celebrate, Bird will be playing some small shows where attendees will get the chance to hear some tracks from his new record. Bird will also be playing at Obama fundraiser BARACK ROCK  with Fiery Furnaces and comedian Eugene Mirman.

Tracklist:

1. Oh No

2. Masterswarm

3. Fitz and the Dizzyspells

4. Effigy

5. Tenuousness

6. Nomenclature

7. Not a Robot, But a Ghost

8. Anonanimal

9. Natural Disaster

10. Confess

11. Souverian

12. Oh No!

Dates:

10.06 New York, NY: Hiro Ballroom

10.07 New York, NY: Hiro Ballroom

10.07 New York, NY: Music Hall of Williamsburg (BARACK ROCK)

10.08 Portsmouth, NH: The Music Hall

10.09 Albany, NY: Swyer Theatre

10.10: Northampton, MA: Calvin Theatre

10.19 Los Angeles, CA: Largo at the Coronet

10.20 Los Angeles, CA: Largo at the Coronet