These 13 (album)

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These 13
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Studio album by
Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird
ReleasedMarch 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
Studio
  • Hollywood Sound Recorders (Los Angeles, California)
  • Barebones Studios
Genre Americana
Length44:49
Label Thirty Tigers
Producer Mike Viola
Andrew Bird chronology
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These 13 is a collaborative studio album by American musicians Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird. It was released on March 5, 2021, through Thirty Tigers. Recording sessions took place at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles and at Barebones Studios. Production was handled by Mike Viola. The album peaked at number 65 on the Top Album Sales in the United States.

Contents

Mathus and Bird had previously played together in the band Squirrel Nut Zippers in the 1990s; These 13 marks their first collaboration as a duo. The album's sound references American folk music of the 1930s and 1940s, with Bird listing Charley Patton, Mississippi Sheiks and Carter Family as influences. [1] The album's title is a reference to the 1931 short story collection of the same name by William Faulkner. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
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American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Flood7/10 [5]
Paste 7.8/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [7]
PopMatters 7/10 [8]
Spectrum Culture85% [9]
Uncut 7/10 [10]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

The album was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on nine reviews. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by James H. Mathis Jr. and Andrew Bird

These 13 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Poor Lost Souls"4:17
2."Sweet Oblivion"3:12
3."Encircle My Love"3:42
4."Beat Still My Heart"3:56
5."Red Velvet Rope"3:14
6."High John"3:51
7."Stonewall (1863)"4:10
8."Bright Sunny South"1:04
9."Bell Witch"3:10
10."Dig Up the Hatchet"2:33
11."Jack O' Diamonds"2:43
12."Burn the Honky Tonk"2:22
13."Three White Horses and a Golden Chain"6:35
Total length:44:49

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for These 13
Chart (2021)Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [12] 65

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  2. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for These 13". Metacritic . Retrieved April 21, 2021.
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