Hungry Bird

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Hungry Bird
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2009 (2009-02-24)
Recorded2006
Genre Alternative country
Label 429 Records
Clem Snide chronology
Have a Good Night: Live Recordings 1999-2005
(2006)
Hungry Bird
(2009)
The Meat of Life
(2010)

Hungry Bird is the sixth album by indie rock band Clem Snide. [1] The album was recorded in 2006 and released on the 429 Records label on February 24, 2009 in both the U.S. and U.K. [2] Lead singer Eef Barzelay has described it as a "loosely-conceived, post-apocalyptic fairytale." [3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 64/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The A.V. Club A– [6]
Paste 8.5/10 [7]
Pitchfork Media 4.4/10 [8]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [9]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Track listing

  1. Me No
  2. Born A Man
  3. Hum
  4. Burn the Light
  5. Encounter At 3AM
  6. The Endless Endings
  7. Our Time Will Come
  8. Beard of Bees
  9. Pray
  10. With All My Heart

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