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  3. Charts

  4. References

{{Infobox album
| name = Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of...
| type = studio
| artist = Andrew Bird
| cover = Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of… (Front Cover).png
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = June 3, 2014
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie folk
| length = 35:32
| label = Wegawam Music Co.
| producer =
| prev_title = I Want to See Pulaski at Night
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Canyon
| next_year = 2015
}}{{Album ratings
|MC=76/100[1]
|rev1=AllMusic
|rev1Score={{Rating|4|5}}[2]
|rev2=American Songwriter
|rev2Score={{Rating|3.5|5}}[3]
|rev3=Paste Magazine
|rev3Score=8.1/10[4]
|rev4=PopMatters
|rev4Score=8/10[5]
}}Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of... is American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird's eighth solo studio album.[6] It was released on June 3, 2014 through Wegawam Music Co.[7]

The album is a collection of covers of The Handsome Family, an American band Bird knows personally and professionally, having toured and collaborated. Previous covers of their songs include an earlier version of "Don't Be Scared," on Weather Systems, "Giant of Illinois" off the compilation album Dark Was the Night, "When the Helicopter Comes," from Hands of Glory, and "Tin Foiled," on Fingerlings 3. Bird toured with the husband and wife duo in 2013.[8]

Reception

The album received a Metacritic score of 76 based on 12 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[1]

The album debuted at No. 12 on Billboards Folk Albums chart,[9] selling around 2,000 copies in the first week. It has sold 13,000 copies in the US as of March 2016.[10]

Track list

{{Track listing
|-
|title1=Cathedral In the Dell
|length1=3:59
|note1=originally called "Cathedrals," from Invisible Hands (EP)
|-
|title2=Tin Foiled
|length2=3:26
|note2=originally from Milk and Scissors
|-
|title3=Giant of Illinois
|length3=3:31
|note3=originally from Through the Trees
|-
|title4=So Much Wine, Merry Christmas
|length4=3:31
|note4=originally from In the Air
|-
|title5=My Sister's Tiny Hands
|length5=3:44
|note5=originally from Through the Trees
|-
|title6=The Sad Milkman
|length6=3:29
|note6=originally from In the Air
|-
|title7=Don't Be Scared
|length7=3:21
|note7=originally from Down in the Valley
|-
|title8=Frogs Singing
|length8=2:44
|note8=originally from Wilderness
|-
|title9=Drunk By Noon
|length9=3:02
|note9=originally from Milk and Scissors
|-
|title10=Far From Any Road (Be My Hand)
|length10=4:47
|note10=originally from Singing Bones}}

Charts

{{albumchart|BillboardFolk|12|artist=Andrew Bird}}
Chart (2014) Peak
position

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/things-are-really-great-here-sort-of/andrew-bird|title=Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of...|publisher=Metacritic}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/things-are-really-great-here-sort-of-mw0002678745/|title=Andrew Bird: Things Are Really Great Here, Sort of… |publisher=Allmusic|last=Monger|first=Timothy|date=2014-06-10|accessdate=2014-07-03}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/06/andrew-bird-things-really-great-sort/|title=Andrew Bird: Things Are Really Great Here, Sort of… |publisher=American Songwriter|last=Fink|first=Matt|date=2014-06-25|accessdate=2014-07-03}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/06/andrew-bird-things-are-really-great-here-sort-of-r.html/|title=Andrew Bird: Things Are Really Great Here, Sort of… |publisher=Paste Magazine|last=Golden|first=Grant|date=2014-06-10|accessdate=2014-07-03}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/182602-andrew-bird-things-are-really-great-here-sort-of/|title=Andrew Bird: Things Are Really Great Here, Sort of… |publisher=Pop Matters|last=Paul|first=John|date=2014-06-09|accessdate=2014-07-03}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.andrewbird.net/news/things-are-really-great-here-sort-of/ |title=Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of… |publisher=Andrew Bird |date=2014-05-13 |accessdate=2014-07-04}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.amoeba.com/music/label/65467#/ |title=Wegawam Music Co. - Amoeba Music |publisher=Amoeba.com |date= |accessdate=2014-07-04}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/55354-andrew-bird-to-release-handsome-family-covers-album-announces-tour/|title=Andrew Bird to Release Handsome Family Covers Album, Announces Tour |publisher=American Songwriter|last=Gordon|first=Jeremy|date=2014-05-28|accessdate=2014-07-03}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-06-21/folk-albums |title=Folk Albums|date= June 21, 2014 |work=Billboard |subscription=yes }}
10. ^{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023201/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= March 4, 2016 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |website=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}
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