All Music Guide
January 20, 2009 - All Music Guide reviews Noble Beast. "It's his seemingly limitless capacity for manipulation of the violin that dominates Noble Beast"

Amplified
Short feature about Andrew on ABC News.

A/V Club
January 20, 2009 - Andrew's interview with the A.V. Club's Genevieve Koski

Boston Globe
January 19, 2009 - The Boston Globe reviews Noble Beast. "The man's wordsmithing is even headier than his beautiful songs."

Filter Magazine - Bird on a Wire: Andrew Bird Sings Electric
April 20, 2009 - "That Bird is able to pull off note-perfect recreations of his whistling, whilst singing, looping violin parts, and playing guitar, implies a precision and focus many musicians would find difficult to conjure in a live environment…but Bird doesn’t see it like that."

Los Angeles Times
January 20, 2009 - The Los Angeles Times reviews Noble Beast. "'Beast' is his most instantly inviting album by far"

All Songs Considered "First Listen"
January 5, 2009 - Audio/Text Transcript of Andrew's All Songs Considered "First Listen" Series Interview

New York Times
Carnegie Hall Review

New York Times Magazine
January 2, 2009 - Andrew Bird Discovers His Inner Operatic Folkie

Pitchfork
January 22, 2009 - Pitchfork reviews Noble Beast.

Rolling Stone
January 20, 2009 - Rolling Stone reviews Noble Beast. "It's Bird's impressionistic lyrics that carry the emotional payload."

Spin Magazine
December 27, 2008 - "Bird's phlegmatic voice has a way of softening tragedies and soothing beasts -- natural, noble, or otherwise."

TimeOut New York
January 22, 2009 - Time Out New York reviews Noble Beast. "Bird's airy voice and orchestral plucks garner initial attention, but it's his stream-of-consciousness lyrics that distinguish him"

El Pais
May 24, 2009 - Madrid, Spain live review

El Pais
May 24, 2009 - Madrid, Spain interview

WNYC - Soundcheck
June 10, 2009 - New York's WNYC plays host to Andrew and music writer Michael Azerrad in a discussion about "Gateway Albums." Click here to view Andrew's list, here to listen to the show.

Babelgum - "Rockfeedback"
"He delicately bowed his violin, stroked his guitar strings and sang like a freakin' angel for us, all bathed in beautiful Texan sunshine. A frank and honest chat only endeared him to us further."

Beatcrave - Primavera Sound Day One
June 1, 2009 - "Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird was nothing short of incredible, as he recorded short bursts of violin, made them play in a loop, and then played over his own recording while also singing masterfully."

Entertainment Weekly - "Bonnaroo '09 Sunday"
June 15, 2009 - "Flanked by his giant phonograph speakers, the looping whiz laid down a typically lush string murmur, then whipped through the hits"

Head Count Blog
June 17, 2009 - "Andrew Bird ... resembles the hip science teacher you might have been lucky enough to have in high school."

Boston Globe
June 22, 2009 - "Because Bird is a poet and a science geek and an elegant tunesmith, out came the beautiful and horrifying number that kicked off his concert in Boston Friday."

New York Press
June 19, 2009 - "Andrew Bird at Radio City Music Hall"