From the robust and lively percussion segments and the echoing vocals in "I Saw A Bird, " to the more somber sound of "I Will Run For Our Love, " their debut LP showcases a broad range of tempos and moods.

NPR: Dish: 'Cold Is'

Bird's songs are full of eccentric words that sound like they've tumbled out of a Scrabble box - radiolarians, dermestids and plecostomus.

BBC: Andrew Bird's high-wire act takes flight

The only sound is the squawk of a native bird flying overhead.

BBC: The Maldives meets Dubai, in Malaysia

This was the sound of a propane cannon, another bird-intimidation device.

NEWYORKER: Unconventional Crude

They had little to do with Big Bird, binders full of women and bayonets, despite the fact that these sound bites blew up on social media.

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