Hands of Glory

Hands of Glory
Studio album by
Andrew Bird
ReleasedOctober 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
GenreIndie folk
Length35:04
LabelMom + Pop
Andrew Bird chronology
Break It Yourself
(2012)		 Hands of Glory
(2012)		 I Want to See Pulaski at Night
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Austin ChronicleStarStarStarStar[3]
PopMatters8/10[4]
Filter84%[5]
Pitchfork7.3/10[6]
SlantStarStarStarHalf star[7]
BPM66%[8]

Hands of Glory is the seventh solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird. It was released in October 2012 through Mom+Pop Records.

Track list

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Three White Horses"Andrew Bird3:13
2."When That Helicopter Comes"Brett Sparks, Rennie Sparks2:53
3."Spirograph"Alpha Consumer, Andrew Bird4:06
4."Railroad Bill"Traditional3:26
5."Something Biblical"Andrew Bird4:34
6."If I Needed You"Townes Van Zandt3:09
7."Orpheo"Andrew Bird4:29
8."Beyond the Valley of the Three White Horses"Andrew Bird9:14

Other appearances

Personnel

  • Andrew Bird – violin, guitar, and vocals
  • Tift Merritt – vocals and guitar
  • Jeremy Ylvisaker – guitar and backing vocals
  • Alan Hampton – bass, backing vocals
  • Martin Dosh – drums
  • Dan Dorff – tambourine on "Spirograph"

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9]52
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[10]23
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[11]5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12]9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13]15
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)[14]14
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[15]4

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Hands of Glory". Metacritic. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Hands of Glory - Andrew Bird". Allmusic. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Abby (October 12, 2012). "Review: Andrew Bird". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ Mistich, Dan (October 29, 2012). "Andrew Bird: Hands of Glory". PopMatters. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ Hughes, Gianna (November 1, 2012). "Filter Magazine album review". Filter. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  6. ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. (November 1, 2012). "Andrew Bird: Hands of Glory". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  7. ↑ Liedel, Kevin (October 26, 2012). "Andrew Bird: Hands of Glory". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  8. ↑ Finlayson, Ray (October 31, 2012). "Album Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Andrew Bird Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "Andrew Bird Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original.
  11. ↑ "Andrew Bird Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Andrew Bird Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ "Andrew Bird Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Andrew Bird Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
  15. ↑ "Andrew Bird Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard.
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