Andrew Bird "Outside Problems" used Release of his fourth mixtape

Release of his fourth mixtape

Sierra Ferrell makes music that's as fantastically vagabond as the artist herself

This sound is entirely unfamiliar -- part of the pleasure is how contemporary it sounds -- but she sounds just as comfortable within the sonicscapes of Timbaland as Missy Misdemeanor Elliott and

the album is partsocial commentaryand part in-depthexploration of the human psyche

Andrew Bird "Outside Problems" used Release of his fourth mixtapeAndrew Bird on Outside Problems: I wanted to record Inside Problems outside, but this plan fell apart when it became clear that some dude with a wood chipper could really ruin our day. I did so much casual recording during the pandemic, in my backyard or in Ojai, that I gathered enough outdoor recordings to make Outside Problems. Most of these were made without any intention of making an album, just improvisations on simple themes, some of which make