Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of…

Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of...
Studio album by Andrew Bird
Released	June 3, 2014
Genre	Indie folk
Length	35:32
Label	Wegawam Music Co.
Andrew Bird chronology
Hands of Glory (2012) Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of... (2014) Echolocations: Canyon (2015)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
American Songwriter	[2]
Paste Magazine	8.1/10[3]
PopMatters	8/10[4]

Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of... is American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird's eighth solo studio album.^[5] It was released on June 3, 2014 through Wegawam Music Co.^[6] The album is a collection of covers of The Handsome Family, an American band Bird knows personally and professionally, having toured and collaborated together. Previous covers of their songs include an earlier version of "Don't Be Scared," on Weather Systems, "Giant of Illinois" off the compilation album Dark Was the Night, "When the Helicopter Comes," from Hands of Glory, and "Tin Foiled," on Fingerlings 3. Bird toured with the husband and wife duo in 2013.^[7]

Track list

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cathedral In the Dell" (originally called "Cathedrals," from Invisible Hands (EP))	3:59
2.	"Tin Foiled" (originally from Milk and Scissors)	3:26
3.	"Giant of Illinois" (originally from Through the Trees)	3:31
4.	"So Much Wine, Merry Christmas" (originally from In the Air)	3:31
5.	"My Sister's Tiny Hands" (originally from Through the Trees)	3:44
6.	"The Sad Milkman" (originally from In the Air)	3:29
7.	"Don't Be Scared" (originally from Down in the Valley)	3:21
8.	"Frogs Singing" (originally from Wilderness)	2:44
9.	"Drunk By Noon" (originally from Milk and Scissors)	3:02
10.	"Far From Any Road (Be My Hand)" (originally from Singing Bones)	4:47

References

1. Monger, Timothy (2014-06-10). "Andrew Bird: Things Are Really Great Here, Sort of…". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
2. Fink, Matt (2014-06-25). "Andrew Bird: Things Are Really Great Here, Sort of…". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
3. Golden, Grant (2014-06-10). "Andrew Bird: Things Are Really Great Here, Sort of…". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
4. Paul, John (2014-06-09). "Andrew Bird: Things Are Really Great Here, Sort of…". Pop Matters. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
5. "Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of…". Andrew Bird. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
6. "Wegawam Music Co. - Amoeba Music". Amoeba.com. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
7. Gordon, Jeremy (2014-05-28). "Andrew Bird to Release Handsome Family Covers Album, Announces Tour". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2014-07-03.