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Andrew Bird has released a new single, titled “Capital Crimes.” Along with the track, Bird has also released an accompanying video, directed by Matthew Daniel Siskin.

“I wrote Capital Crimes more than a year ago about capital punishment,” Bird said in a statement. “I thought this was a single-issue song until Matthew Siskin put this video together and made me realize that it’s far more universal than I thought.”

In addition to the new single, Bird debuted a new series, “Live from the Great Room,” on YouTube last week. “Streamed live over the past 3 years from Andrew’s living room—with the exception of a special SXSW installment last year in front of a live audience—the pioneering series puts artists creative process on display for fans as Bird performs and converses with friends, collaborators and fellow musicians in a candid, intimate setting,” read a press release. “The series includes a wide array of artists including Chris Thile, Yola, Matt Berninger, John C. Reilly, Jim James, Lucius, Zach Galifianakis and The LA Philharmonic.”

Watch “Live from the Great Room” here.

Read Relix‘s September 2019 interview with Bird here.

Watch the video for “Capital Crimes” below.