Birds Flying Away
Studio album by
Mason Jennings
ReleasedJanuary 2000
GenreFolk
Length39:53
LabelMason Jennings
Bar/None (reissue)
ProducerEd Ackerson, Mason Jennings
Mason Jennings chronology
Mason Jennings
(1998)		 Birds Flying Away
(2000)		 Century Spring
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork(7.0/10)[2]

Birds Flying Away is the second album by Mason Jennings.[3][4] It was released in January 2000 by the label Bar/None.

While writing this album, the drummer Chris Stock left and was replaced.[5] Jennings had another setback for six months when he contracted mononucleosis, which delayed the release of the album.[6]

Jennings is compared to Dave Matthews in a New York Times review.[7] Unlike the debut, the album included several songs with political themes.[8]

Critical reception

City Pages called Birds Flying Away Jennings's best album, in a 2016 ranking, writing that "his blend of acoustic storytelling, historical themes, and funky instrumentation (there’s an alto-saxophone solo on the politically/historically charged 'Black Panther') makes for a perfect mix."[9]

Track listing

  1. "Confidant" - 3:47
  2. "United States Global Empire" - 3:02
  3. "Ballad for My One True Love" - 4:32
  4. "Black Panther" - 3:58
  5. "Dr. King" - 3:24
  6. "Stars Shine Quietly" - 3:49
  7. "Birds Flying Away" - 3:13
  8. "The Mountain" - 4:15
  9. "Duluth" - 3:03
  10. "Train Leaving Gray" - 2:20
  11. "The Light" - 4:23

Personnel

  • Mason Jennings - guitar, vocals, producer
  • Bob Skoro - bass guitar, vocals, assistant producer
  • Edgar Oliveria - drums
  • Chris Thompson - alto saxophone
  • Dave Gardner - mastering
  • Ed Ackerson - producer, engineer
  • Tom Garneau - engineer
  • Camron Wittig - design, photography

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Pitchfork Media review Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Mason Jennings: The Rise Of A Storyteller". NPR.org.
  4. ↑ "Mason Jennings | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ "Spins: Mason, metal and banjos". StarTribune. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Mason Jennings - Minnewiki". Minnewiki Public Radio. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "POP AND JAZZ GUIDE - Schedule". New York Times. 14 September 2001. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  8. ↑ Hall, Mat (May 16, 2002). "Mason Jennings". Westword.
  9. ↑ Faklis, Tim. "Every Mason Jennings album, ranked". City Pages.


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