The Mysterious Production of Eggs

by Andrew Bird

The Mysterious Production of Eggs cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 February 2005
  • Label: Wegawam
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 53:36

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Andrew Bird's breakthrough solo album showcases his virtuoso whistling and violin looping. The songs are intellectual, whimsical, and meticulously arranged, blending folk with classical structures. It established him as a unique voice in indie music.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. /=/ (1:05)
  2. Sovay (4:41)
  3. A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left (5:51)
  4. Fake Palindromes (2:52)
  5. Measuring Cups (2:51)
  6. Banking on a Myth (4:28)
  7. Masterfade (4:10)
  8. Opposite Day (4:31)
  9. Skin Is, My (3:36)
  10. The Naming of Things (4:57)
  11. MX Missiles (4:21)
  12. /=/=/ (1:08)
  13. Tables and Chairs (4:44)
  14. The Happy Birthday Song (5:03)

Credits

  • Andrew Bird - vocals, guitar, violin, glockenspiel, whistles, production, producer, composer, written-by, Primary Artist, lyricist
  • David Boucher - production, engineering, mixing, producer, mix
  • Kevin O'Donnell - drums, percussion, beats, electronics [beats], drum machine membranophone percussion instrument
  • Nora O'Connor - backing vocals, vocals (background)
  • Dan Dietrich - engineering, audio engineer, recorded by
  • Mark Greenberg - engineering, recorded by
  • Mike Napolitano - engineering
  • Mark Nevers - engineering, recorded by
  • Jim DeMain - mastering, mastered by
  • Jason Harvey - layout design, art direction
  • Jay Ryan - artwork, drawing, design/illustration
  • Mark Alden Ross - organ
  • Duane Denison - guitar
  • Ryan Hembrey - bass, fender rhodes, electric piano [rhodes], bass instrument
  • Pat Sansone - bass
  • Nora O鈥機onnor - background vocals vocal

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