i thought i'd kick off this music blog by talking a bit about my fellow chicagoan, andrew bird.
it's really delightful, actually, to see someone who has such an intellectual understanding of music use his powers for good and not evil. unlike brian eno, who wasted his talent on heaps and heaps of ambient bullshit for years, andrew bird doesn't compose music just for his own enjoyment. his music is both beautiful and accessible, quite a feat for a classically trained musician with a BA in violin performance.
i've picked out a few of his songs for your enjoyment. this was particularly hard, because i've yet to meet an andrew bird song i didn't love. all of the music on the playlist is from his most recent three albums, for no other reason than their availability on project playlist.
also for your enjoyment, andrew bird's video for his song "imitosis":
that's all for now!
-jocelyn
