Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham shares “Without A Leg To Stand On.” The track is off the duo’s forthcoming album Cunningham Bird, available October 18th via Loma Vista Recordings/Verve Forecast, a cover of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ out-of-print debut, Buckingham Nicks. “Without A Leg To Stand On” follows previous singles “Crying In The Night” and “Crystal.” Produced by Mike Viola, led Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham, and featuring only Griffin Goldsmith on drums/percussion, and Mike Viola on wurlitzer/bass/drums.

Although Buckingham Nicks is still unavailable on digital platforms, and was never issued on CD or reissued on vinyl, Cunningham Bird will arrive to DSPs on October 18th, with a physical LP and CD release set for December 13th. Tonight, Madison Cunningham and Andrew Bird perform their rendition of the album in its entirety at The Troubadour, the same Los Angeles venue that Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham headlined in support of the record in fall 1973. The show appearances at Newport Folk Festival, The Hollywood Bowl, Bumbershoot and Infinite Dreams. The Troubadour will be followed by a set at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass on October 5th.

“I got a little alarmed how far afield we were going with new sections,” added Andrew Bird. “It’s like, is this gonna be okay? Is this gonna piss people off? But we couldn’t censor that. You know, I just have thought for years that Madison is one of the most talented…maybe the most talented musician I’ve encountered, and I wanted to do something more full-on than just having her come sing on one of my albums or something, or vice versa. And it was a very fun session, very freeing and full of ideas. But there was this thing hanging over us, like, are we going to get in trouble for this? Is this gonna work? Are we allowed to do this?”

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