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Beyond the musical content, the album was praised for its unique structure, with the title track being surrounded on both sides by ethereal instrumentals. Pitchfork wrote that, "the most innovative and intriguing aspect of
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wrote that the music was, "raw, sparse, experimental, and beautiful," while simultaneously criticizing it for being stylistically too similar to previous works, and unadventurous. Similarly, Consequence of Sound remarked that, "there’s nothing on
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According to Andrew Bird, the album was written to accompany the central track, saying, "I had this song 'Pulaski at Night' that was fresh and ready to go. Rather than wait a few years to put it out, I composed a sort of score to go with it, as if the song were a movie, and I wrapped it in a
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Besides "Pulaski at Night," all of the other songs are instrumentals. The instrumentation in the album comes mainly from violins and loop pedals, but there is some piano and percussion accompaniment.
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soundtrack composed of themes that set you up for the song. When a seemingly random word or phrase sticks in your head for two decades, you should pay attention to it and maybe honor it in some way."
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score of 64/100. Generally, critics praised Bird for his technical skill, lyrics, and creative atmosphere, but criticized the album's similarity to previous works.
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