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Thoughts behind the song, plus a rare performance. Directed by Matthew Daniel Siskin

Andrew’s solo performance was after the Film Premiere of “Blue Heart”, a film about the struggle to save the last wild rivers on the European continent. Andrew scored the film which was sponsored by Patagonia.

Andrew Bird finds inspiration at the LA River in the latest installment of DnA's #BridgesAndWalls series http://kcrw.co/2GPXuGu

Andrew Bird - Manifest Destiny or Tender Ills LIVE Gezelligheid Chicago 12/13/2017

"Each Echolocations environment is chosen because it has a distinct acoustic character. Some are entirely natural like the canyon in Utah but most are an amalgam of the urban and natural worlds. All curiously involve bodies of water, our elemental through line. The L.A. river began as a natural body of water that was completely paved over and more recently has been forced back to being an artificial wetland. I composed this record standing in the river beneath the old Glendale/Hyperion Bridges which are at slightly different angles creating these elliptical patches of light. In acoustics, as with visuals, total symmetry can be confusing and unpleasant. This spot has so many random varied surfaces which are very good for sound. As with all Echolocations, I send out sound waves with violin, voice, whistles, and claps, wait to hear what notes tell me the most about where I am and build compositions from there.The compositions on River take some dystopian turns and that seemed appropriate. You just have to look at the L.A. river as it passes under Highway 5 to wonder what kind of world we have wrought."

Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird chats with eTown host Nick Forster on eTown's solar powered stage.

The Cormorants · Andrew Bird

Lazuli Bunting by Andrew Bird, from his latest release Echolocations: River

Andrew Bird, Echolocations: River, 10.6.17

Andrew Bird - "Pulaski at Night" (WFUV Live at Rockwood Music Hall) 2013