Andrew Bird: The Mysterious Production Of Eggs (Righteous Babe)
Fred Mills, No Depression, March 2005
VIOLIN VIRTUOSO (and whistler extraordinaire) Andrew Bird never really goes easy on you, but on a purely musical level, The Mysterious Production Of Eggs is his most accessible album to date.
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