These 13 (album)
These 13 is a collaborative studio album by American musicians Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird. It was released on March 5, 2021, through Thirty Tigers. Recording sessions took place at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles and at Barebones Studios. Production was handled by Mike Viola. The album peaked at number 65 on the Top Album Sales in the United States.
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| Released | March 5, 2021 | |||
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| Genre | Americana | |||
| Length | 44:49 | |||
| Label | Thirty Tigers | |||
| Producer | Mike Viola | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| American Songwriter |  [3] |
| Flood | 7/10[4] |
| Paste | 7.8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
| Spectrum Culture | 85%[8] |
| Uncut | 7/10[9] |
| Under the Radar | [10] |
The album was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on nine reviews.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by James H. Mathis Jr. and Andrew Bird
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Poor Lost Souls" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Sweet Oblivion" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Encircle My Love" | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Beat Still My Heart" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Red Velvet Rope" | 3:14 |
| 6. | "High John" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Stonewall (1863)" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Bright Sunny South" | 1:04 |
| 9. | "Bell Witch" | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Dig Up the Hatchet" | 2:33 |
| 11. | "Jack O' Diamonds" | 2:43 |
| 12. | "Burn the Honky Tonk" | 2:22 |
| 13. | "Three White Horses and a Golden Chain" | 6:35 |
| Total length: | 44:49 | |
Personnel
- Andrew Bird – vocals, songwriter
- James "Jimbo Mathus" Mathis Jr. – vocals, songwriter
- Susanna Hoffs – harmony vocals (track 9)
- Michael "Mike" Viola – producer
- David Boucher – mixing
- Jeff Lipton – mastering
- Jared Spears – art direction, artwork
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[11] | 65 |
References
- "Critic Reviews for These 13". Metacritic. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- Deming, Mark. "These 13 - Andrew Bird, Jimbo Mathus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- Zimmerman, Lee (March 8, 2021). "Fastidious Folk From A Pair of Mournful Minstrels, Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- Hurst, Josh (March 9, 2021). "Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird, "These 13"". FLOOD. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- Danton, Eric R. (March 3, 2021). "Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus Reconnect on These 13". Paste. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- Deusner, Stephen M. (March 8, 2021). "Jimbo Mathus / Andrew Bird: These 13". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- Horowitz, Steve (March 9, 2021). "Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird Bring out the Rustic Elements on 'These 13', PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- Vellucci, Justin (March 4, 2021). "Jimbo Mathus/Andrew Bird: These 13". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- Wray, Daniel Dylan (May 2021). "Uncut". Uncut. p. 23. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Jardine, Ben (April 5, 2021). "These 13". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- "Andrew Bird Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
External links
- Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird – These 13 at Discogs (list of releases)
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