Today s Song of the Day is Christmas in April from Andrew Bird s new holiday record,
Hark!, out now.
Related Stories Live Virtual Session: Andrew Bird celebrates the silver linings of being at home Andrew Bird is at home making music and spending time with his family, and he is celebrating the silver linings in the midst of tour cancellations and the general pause on the music industry. From his home in Los Angeles, Bird connects with The Current s Sean McPherson for a live virtual session. Watch Andrew Bird in concert at the Palace Theatre Watch Andrew Bird perform a full concert recorded live at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota. Touring in support of My Finest Work Yet, Bird and his band bring a provocative blend of rock, jazz, and Americana to life in a show that features all the songs from the album, delightful dips into Bird s back catalog, and a string of beguiling covers in the encore.
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Today s Song of the Day is The Great Divide the latest single from The Shins, out now.
Related Stories James Mercer of the Shins talks about The Great Divide Jill Riley of The Current s Morning Show interviews James Mercer of the Shins about the band s new single, The Great Divide. Mercer also talks about how he s been spending his time during the pandemic, and about what the Shins have been doing in support of Save Our Stages. The Shins perform in studio What started out as a side project for James Mercer, frontman for the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based group has now turned into a full time project and one of the most popular indie-rock groups of recent years. The Shins joined Mary Lucia in the Current studios to perform songs from their past two releases as well as a web-only version of Van Halen s Hot For Teacher.