'' Are You Serious '' received generally favourable reviews from music critics , with a score of 78 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic . NPR 's Bob Boilen described '' Are You Serious '' as Bird 's most personal album to date , writing that " Andrew Bird 's lyrics are often a kind of cryptic code , wordplay about the human condition , but on '' Are You Serious '' he reveals more about his own life including a blossoming relationship between two relative introverts and the birth of their son . " NPR 's Stephen Thompson wrote that , with this album , Bird 's songwriting " keeps sounding warmer , sweeter , more thoughtful and approachable , while continuing to land lines that stick with you for days . " Philip Cosores , writing for The A.V. Club , gave the album a lukewarm review , describing it as a slight effort on which Bird " takes no musical risks . " '' Are You Serious '' was nominated for Best Engineered Album , Non-Classical at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards , for engineers Tchad Blake and David Boucher , and mastering engineer Bob Ludwig
59th Annual Grammy Awards
59th Annual Grammy Awards
Are You Serious (Andrew Bird album)