These 13 (album)

These 13 is a collaborative studio album by American musicians Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird. It was released on March 5, 2021, through Thirty Tigers. Recording sessions took place at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles and at Barebones Studios. Production was handled by Mike Viola. The album peaked at number 65 on the Top Album Sales in the United States.

Mathus and Bird had previously played together in the band Squirrel Nut Zippers in the 1990s; These 13 marks their first collaboration as a duo. The album's sound references American folk music of the 1930s and 1940s, with Bird listing Charley Patton, Mississippi Sheiks and Carter Family as influences. The album's title is a reference to the 1931 short story collection of the same name by William Faulkner.

Critical reception
The album was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on nine reviews.

Personnel

 * Andrew Bird – vocals, songwriter
 * James "Jimbo Mathus" Mathis Jr. – vocals, songwriter
 * Susanna Hoffs – harmony vocals (track 9)
 * Michael "Mike" Viola – producer
 * David Boucher – mixing
 * Jeff Lipton – mastering
 * Jared Spears – art direction, artwork