album · February 3, 2015

Echolocations: Canyon

Andrew Bird

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Wegawam Music Co.See this day

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Bird's 2015 release "Echolocations: Canyon" is a single, 50-minute-long ambient track that demonstrates his ability to create immersive sonic landscapes. The piece was recorded live in a studio in Topanga Canyon, California, in a single take.

• The track was recorded in a single, unedited take in Topanga Canyon, California.
• "Echolocations: Canyon" was released on Bird's own label, Wegawam Music Co.
• The ambient piece stands apart from Bird's more typically song-oriented releases.

Andrew Bird is a Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and composer known for his intricate whistle-based melodies, lyrical wordplay, and innovative use of technology, often blending indie rock with chamber pop and electronic influences. "Echolocations: Canyon" was released midway through his career, following the more pop-oriented "Things Are Really Great, Nothing Is Wrong" and preceding the thematic "Are You Serious."