Andrew Bird Releases Unheard Single & Orchestral Performance Celebrating The Mysterious Production of Eggs

"Capital I"

"Tables and Chairs" \(with Nu Deco Ensemble\)

The Mysterious Production of Eggs 20th Anniversary Box Set Arrives Feb 27th, Feat. 3LPs, Book of Unseen Photos, Essays & Expanded Artwork

Explore The New Interactive Website Here

Sold Out Eggs Orchestral Tour Expands to UK at London's Barbican Hall

On February 27th, Andrew Bird will release an expansive and revelatory new box set, celebrating 20 years of the album that cemented his enigmatic style into the indie music canon, shaped the sounds of an era and inspired decades of imitation: The Mysterious Production of Eggs. In addition to demos, live takes and alternate versions of each track on the original record, the 3LP collection includes an album's worth of unearthed rarities and a selection of highlights rearranged and performed live alongside the orchestra of Nu Deco Ensemble. Today, Andrew Bird has shared a previously unheard, unreleased song from the era called "Capital I," backed by the orchestral rendition of "Tables and Chairs." Following the recently unveiled "Blood" and "Fake Palindromes" \(with Nu Deco Ensemble\), "Capital I" harkens back to the first of three scrapped attempts at making The Mysterious Production of Eggs, when he was holed up in a converted family hay barn in Western Illinois, recording for a month with New Orleans' Mike "Nappy" Napolitano, Wilco's Pat Sansone on bass and guitar, and Kevin O'Donnell on drums.

Listen to "Capital I" b/w "Tables and Chairs" \(with Nu Deco Ensemble\) via Andrew Bird's own Wegawam Music Co. and Secretly Distribution

With all-new artwork created by original cover artist and longtime collaborator, Jay Ryan, The Mysterious Production of Eggs' limited edition vinyl set also features a 54-page book of unseen photographs and special surprises, as well as a reflective essay written by Andrew Bird, and an exclusive piece from Anders Lindall. Ahead of its release, Andrew Bird has launched an interactive website where fans can explore different layers of the Beastie depicted on the album cover, and open exclusive footage, photos, audio, documents, art and more with each click.

See What's Under Beastie's Blanket on The Interactive Site Here

While The Mysterious Production of Eggs arrived in 2005, crystallizing the ingenious live-looping, poetic whimsy, whistling melodies and emotional resonance that would inform the 17 albums and hundreds of concerts that Andrew Bird has crafted since, the record's genesis dates back to 2000. Attempted and abandoned three different times, "Bird dove into his own baffling world, emerging like a deep-sea diver clutching pearls of perplexing wisdom," says Stereogum, but "Bird finally found it in all its confounding glory."

The resulting magic is as refreshing and definitive now as it was in 2005, and to further celebrate the record, Andrew Bird has embarked on a 20th Anniversary Tour, where he is performing the album in full with some of the world's foremost symphony orchestras. Following a run of sold-out shows, upcoming stops include Denver this month, a run across the East Coast and Midwest in spring 2026, and a new date at London's Barbican Hall just announced for February 28th. In between the two legs, Bird returns to Chicago's Fourth Presbyterian Church for his annual run of Gezelligheid holiday shows this December. Find the full list of dates below, and tickets here .

The Mysterious Production of Eggs 20th Anniversary Box Set is now up for pre-order at retailers, as well as as a charitable partnership with Noise For Now , a non-profit working with artists and entertainers towards Reproductive Justice. The special bundle includes a signed LP and a Glass Deborah Czerosko "Raw Egg," available here .

More special events and collaborations will be announced soon, and in the meantime, subscribe to Andrew Bird's Substack, Ahem! , where he will continue diving deep into each song from Eggs with exclusive performances and personal writing.

Pre-Order The Mysterious Production of Eggs \(20th Anniversary Box Set\) Here

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The Mysterious Production of Eggs (20th Anniversary Box Set) Tracklist

LP1

1. /=/

2. Sovay

3. A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left

4. Fake Palindromes

5. Measuring Cups

6. Banking on a Myth

7. Masterfade

8. Opposite Day

9. Skin Is, My

10. The Naming of Things

11. MX Missiles

12. /=/=/

13. Tables and Chairs

14. The Happy Birthday Song

LP2

1. Sovay (Live in Berlin)

2. A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left (Mayfair Studio)

3. Blood (Wall to Wall, Beech House)

4. Measuring Cups (The Barn)

5. Banking on a Myth (Beech House)

6. Zeros and Ones (The Barn)

7. Opposite Day (Beech House)

8. Skin Is, My (The Barn)

9. Naming of Things (Mayfair Studio)

10. MX Missiles (Beech House)

11. Tables and Chairs (Demo)

12. The Happy Birthday Song (Beech House)

LP3

1. Capital I (The Barn)

2. Right on Time (The Barn)

3. The Happy Birthday Song (The Barn)

4. Measuring Cups Demo (The Barn)

5. Knapsack (The Barn)

6. Fake Palindromes (with Nu Deco Ensemble)

7. A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left (with Nu Deco Ensemble)

8. Happy Birthday (with Nu Deco Ensemble)

9. Tables and Chairs (with Nu Deco Ensemble)

Andrew Bird Tour Dates

11/13 - Denver, CO - Boettcher Hall with Colorado Symphony SOLD OUT!

12/8 - Chicago, IL - Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid @ Fourth Presbyterian Church SOLD OUT!

12/9 - Chicago, IL - Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid @ Fourth Presbyterian Church SOLD OUT!

12/10 - Chicago, IL - Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid @ Fourth Presbyterian Church

12/11 - Chicago, IL - Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid @ Fourth Presbyterian Church SOLD OUT!

12/12 - Chicago, IL - Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid @ Fourth Presbyterian Church SOLD OUT!

2/28 - London, UK - Barbican Hall with Britten Sinfonia

3/14 - Seattle, WA - Meany Center for the Performing Arts

4/2 - Waterbury, CT - Palace Theatre with Waterbury Symphony

4/4 - Providence, RI - Veterans Memorial Auditorium with Rhode Island Philharmonic

4/7 - Buffalo, NY - Kleinhan's Music Hall with Buffalo Philharmonic

4/9 - Indianapolis, IN - Clowes Memorial Hall with Indianapolis Symphony

5/29 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium with Asheville Symphony

5/31 - Greensboro, NC - Tanger Center with Greensboro Symphony

6/3 - North Bethesda, MD - Strathmore with National Philharmonic

6/4 - North Bethesda, MD - Strathmore with National Philharmonic

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