Spirit Bird is exactly what any musician would want out of a seventh record. Spirit Birds 13 tracks embody this, as well as divulge deep emotion (times get tough for a bed-ridden surfer dude undergoing major surgery) and ever-continuing musical growth from a man who plays various types of guitar and drums, as well as the didgeridoo often all at once when onstage.įor several tracks, Rudd took a page out of Portlandias Moleskine and put a bird on several songs, including didgeridoo-heavy album opener Lioness Eye, ∻utterfly a delicate tropical tune which the singer says a bird in a tree sang back to him, line by line, while recording– and the title track, which Rudd wrote about a red-tailed black cockatoo that looked right through my eyes, right through the depths of my soul. He also called this the albums chief – with good reason, as it showcases his talent for restraint, ability to blend beautifully with a childrens choir, and capability for belting through the last fourth of a song as if emitting his final notes. The wilderness adventurer and the indie rocker share an unparalleled appreciation for ones connection to the Earth and a fervor to live life for the journey, not the destination.

If Into the Wilds Chris McCandless had cared deeply about the rights of the Aborigines, played the didgeridoo, and dyed his unkempt hair a surfer blonde, he would have had just about everything in common with Australian musician Xavier Rudd.

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