Andrew Bird details new LP Are You Serious, lead cut "Capsized", and a bunch of UK/EU shows
Andrew Bird has announced a new album called Are You Serious and shared its lead single "Capsized".
As well as the new LP and song, Bird has also detailed a run of shwos this side of the Atlantic, indluding a headline spot at London's Roundhouse.
Fiona Apple and Blake Mills have contributed to Are You Serious, which is produced by Tony Berg. "The godfather of conceptual art" John Baldessari has created the artwork.
For more info on the album, check out Bird's interview with NPR's Bob Boilen.
Are You Serious is out 1 April via Loma Vista/Decca.
Tickets for the shows are on sale now.
Watch the "Capsized" video below, and check out the upcoming UK/EU dates after.
February
25 - Eindhoven - Muziekgebouw
26 - Amsterdam - Muziekgebouw aan't IJ
27 - Rotterdam - De Doelen
28 - Groningen - De Oosterpoort
April
30 - Dublin - Vicar Street *
May
2 - Edinburgh - Queen's Hall *
3 - Manchester - Cathedral *
4 – London – The Roundhouse *
6 - Amsterdam - Paradiso *
8 - Brussels – Cirque Royale
9 - Paris - Trianon
* = w/ Bleeding Heart Pigeons
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