Armchair Apocrypha | ||||
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Released | March 20, 2007 | |||
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Length | 48:27 | |||
Label | Fat Possum | |||
Producer | Andrew Bird | |||
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Armchair Apocrypha is the fourth solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird. It was released on March 20, 2007, through Fat Possum Records. The album features more electric guitars, a change from the more acoustic-oriented album Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs , though the songs are similar in character if slightly more straightforward.
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100 [2] |
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Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | A− [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [5] |
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NME | 7/10 [8] |
Pitchfork | 7.7/10 [9] |
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The album has been given a Metacritic score of 81 out of 100 based on 31 reviews, indicating universal acclaim. [2]
The album debuted at number 76 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 11,000 copies in its first week. [13] The album had sold over 100,000 copies by November 2008. [14]
All tracks are written by Andrew Bird, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fiery Crash" | 4:12 | |
2. | "Imitosis" | 4:01 | |
3. | "Plasticities" | 4:27 | |
4. | "Heretics" | 3:33 | |
5. | "Armchairs" | 7:02 | |
6. | "Darkmatter" | 5:07 | |
7. | "Simple X" | Bird, Martin Dosh | 3:36 |
8. | "The Supine" | 0:59 | |
9. | "Cataracts" | 3:12 | |
10. | "Scythian Empires" | 4:34 | |
11. | "Spare-Ohs" | 4:07 | |
12. | "Yawny at the Apocalypse" | 3:39 |
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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French Albums (SNEP) [15] | 124 |
US Billboard 200 [16] | 76 |
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [17] | 9 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [18] | 5 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [19] | 21 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [20] | 10 |