| Hands of Glory | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 30, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk | |||
| Length | 35:04 | |||
| Label | Mom + Pop | |||
| Andrew Bird chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| PopMatters | 8/10 [4] |
| Filter | 84% [5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [6] |
| Slant Magazine | [7] |
| BPM | 66% [8] |
Hands of Glory is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird. It was released in October 2012 through Mom+Pop Records.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Three White Horses" | Andrew Bird | 3:13 |
| 2. | "When That Helicopter Comes" | Brett Sparks, Rennie Sparks | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Spirograph" | Alpha Consumer, Andrew Bird | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Railroad Bill" | Traditional | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Something Biblical" | Andrew Bird | 4:34 |
| 6. | "If I Needed You" | Townes Van Zandt | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Orpheo" | Andrew Bird | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Beyond the Valley of the Three White Horses" | Andrew Bird | 9:14 |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [9] | 52 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard) [10] | 23 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard) [11] | 5 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12] | 9 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] | 15 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [14] | 14 |
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [15] | 4 |
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