Humbird

Wed. Nov 12th 7:30 PM
$32.84 ($27 ticket + $5.84 taxes and fees)
There’s something refreshingly humane about that uncertainty; about having the guts to try,
even if you might be wrong. This is the central tenant of Humbird’s third full-length album,
Right On, a radical ethos in this soap-box age, and an effort worth turning up the amps for,
resulting in the project’s most electric, playful, mettled record yet.
Siri Undlin (the songwriter behind the moniker) and her collaborators tracked live and to tape
over the course of two muggy weeks in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. For a collection of songs
unafraid of ambiguity, it’s music that bares its teeth. Anger and dismay sizzle in response to
current events. Heartbreak feels like sandpaper, while wildflowers bob and sway in an
ever-expanding universe.
Through observation and deft questioning, the lyrics land less like a political agenda and more
like a hard conversation with a friend. All the while, you can hear the summertime pace where
the recording took place, and the steady confidence of songs that have already traveled many
miles on the road.
$32.84 ($27 ticket + $5.84 taxes and fees)
There’s something refreshingly humane about that uncertainty; about having the guts to try,
even if you might be wrong. This is the central tenant of Humbird’s third full-length album,
Right On, a radical ethos in this soap-box age, and an effort worth turning up the amps for,
resulting in the project’s most electric, playful, mettled record yet.
Siri Undlin (the songwriter behind the moniker) and her collaborators tracked live and to tape
over the course of two muggy weeks in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. For a collection of songs
unafraid of ambiguity, it’s music that bares its teeth. Anger and dismay sizzle in response to
current events. Heartbreak feels like sandpaper, while wildflowers bob and sway in an
ever-expanding universe.
Through observation and deft questioning, the lyrics land less like a political agenda and more
like a hard conversation with a friend. All the while, you can hear the summertime pace where
the recording took place, and the steady confidence of songs that have already traveled many
miles on the road.