We will be playing one of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts tomorrow, October 16th, at 4:30PM. This means that we’ll be huddled around Bob Boilen’s desk, playing a few acoustic versions of songs from Rook. It’s good to be on the road in America again, especially since this probably marks the end of this year’s major touring in the USA. The fall colors are beautiful here in the northeast. UPDATED: NPR has this performance archived here.
Available now at your friendly local record shop, on your favorite internet music service, and/or at the Sub Pop Mega Mart.
Here’s a science-oriented intro to my book, A Most Remarkable Creature — but don’t be fooled, there’s a lot more than science in there. (JM)
www.the-scientist.com/reading-frames/lessons-from-darwins-mischievous-birds-68451
Lessons from Darwin’s “Mischievous” Birds
www.the-scientist.com
An unsung group of South American falcons yields clues to the prehistory of a continent, and hints at secrets of the avian brain.The heat and electricity are back on. It’s time to put on our sun bonnets and get back to the album. #texasfreeze
Really glad you're safe. Is it too late to get the sound of breaking/melting ice on the new record?😉
So glad you folks are safe and warm!
Glad you’re all safe!
Glad you're safe!
That is wonderful to know, on both counts.
I was just wondering how you were...
I just read Heather Cox Richardson's post about Tim Boyd. "Only the strong will survive and the weak will parish [sic]" Glad to see that you did not "parish"
how are there two of you in this picture??
Just finished recording the audiobook for #amostremarkablecreature, in the same booth where I'm doing the vocals for the new SW album. Gave me a new respect for readers of audio books, voiceover actors, etc...it turns out reading aloud is very much like singing, but for hours on end. After a while, it was really hard to resist reading the book's many quotes in a Werner Herzog voice—especially this one:
Oh wow, yes, definitely ripe for some Herzog! On another note, very cool you're doing the audio for your own book. :}
I recently discovered the joy of reading any short responses in online forums in Herzog's voice. An endless sea of Werners replying to each other.
I had a very different moment of appreciating authors who put in the work the other day. I was not surprised to discover that Neil Young’s _Waging Heavy Peace_ was not read by the author, but who would sit through it if it were read by anybody else??
How about David Attenborough's voice? ;)
Not Herzog, but Orson Welles?
Jonathan Meiburg narrating a book about birds in the style of Werner Herzog... are you trying to seduce me? Because this is how you seduce me.
A new President in January. Meiburg and Ishiguro books in March. New Murakami book in April. 2021 is looking more hopeful by the day! 🙏🏼📚🎶
I am *so* excited that you're doing the audiobook for this. This is going to make for some seriously cozy crochet nights.
