Andrew Bird readies new album ... and another one

Chicago singer-songwriter Andrew Bird is finishing up his next album, a project which he's been chronicling through his contributions to The New York Times' "Measure for Measure" blog.

In nearly Woody Allen-esque angst, Bird writes in his latest posting, "I listened to my record recently and I’m concerned about how much I like it."

We can't wait to judge for ourselves.

In the meantime, Bird also mentions this juicy tidbit: "I’ve been meaning to mention that I’ve been working on another record at the same time as this one. It’s supposed to be an instrumental record and I’ve been switching between sessions of the “song” record and this more indulgent ambient experimental record. I recently spent another week at the Wilco loft playing with percussionist Glenn Kotche of Wilco and Todd Sickafoose, a brilliant upright bass player from Brooklyn. I just thought, let’s put us all in a room and see what happens. These guys are some of the most virtuosic, thoughtful musicians I know, in keeping with my vow to only make music with really good people."