Andrew Bird has collaborated with Fiona Apple on “Left Hand Kisses,” the second song he’s shared from his upcoming album Are You Serious after the rocking “Capsized.” “My inclination was to write a song about why I can’t write a simple love song. The song began as an internal dialogue,” Bird says of the track. “At first it was just my voice. Then another voice came creeping in and I thought ‘this should be a duet if I can find the right person.’ I needed to find someone really indicting. She was totally committed. The session was a long whiskey-fueled night — unhinged, for sure. All worth it, of course. I can’t write simple love songs. People are complex.” Man, a long whiskey-fueled night with Andrew Bird and Fiona Apple sounds incredible. Listen to “Left Handed Kisses” below.

Tour dates:

02/26 Amsterdam, NL @ Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ

02/27 Rotterdam, NL @ De Doelen

02/28 Groningen, NL @ De Oosterpoort

03/30 Nashville, TN @ The Ryman

04/01 Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears Festival

04/02 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle

04/04 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory

04/05 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

04/07 Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre

04/08 New York, NY @ Terminal 5

04/09 Boston, MA @ Citi Wang Theatre

04/11 Montreal, QC @ Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre

04/13 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall

04/14 Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre

04/15 Columbus, OH @ The LC Pavillion

04/16 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues

04/18 Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater

04/19 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

04/21 Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland

04/22 St. Louis, MO @ The The Pageant

04/30 Dublin, IRE @ Vicar Street

05/02 Edinburgh, UK @ Queen’s Hall

05/03 Manchester, UK @ Cathedral

05/04 London, UK @ Roundhouse

05/06 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso

05/08 Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royale

05/09 Paris, FR @ Trianon

05/13 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park

05/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Ace Theatre

05/15 Los Angeles, CA @ Ace Theatre

05/16 San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic

05/18 Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

05/19 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

05/21 Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre

05/23 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot

05/24 Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre

Are You Serious is out 4/1 on Loma Vista.