| 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 American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird's fourth studio album and his third post-Bowl of Fire album. 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.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The A.V. Club | A− [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [5] |
| The Guardian |  [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| NME | 7/10 [8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10 [9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Spin | [12] |
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 has sold over 100,000 copies by November 2008. [14]
All tracks are written by Andrew Bird, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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