English quartet British Birds have come up with a loveable mix of psychedelic garage rock, XTC-flavoured New Wave and the Kinks in their late '60s early '70s vaudeville leanings. Murmurate, Oscillate is an album that is bursting at the seams with musical ideas, a true cornucopia of twists and turns, plus it will have listener reaching for the dictionary more than once.
They face life's relational stumble blocks with a wry smile and the occasional snide remark (Blame Game), but they don't a turn a blind eye to the world's more pressing problems as well. Some of their friends joined the army and came back with a bad case of PTSD (Polka Dot Eyes). The insightful lyrics deserve undivided attention. The darkness is never far away, but throwing a joyous blanket over it will offer a bit of reprieve.
Murmurate, Oscillate is released via Skep Wax Records (vinyl, CD, digital).
Tracks:- Ride Alone
- Lie Down With Dogs, Stand Up With Fleas
- Polka Dot Eyes
- Bayonet
- Thunder Claps
- Murmurate, Oscillate
- Blame Game
- Stuck In A Room
- Scary Movies Just Like Them
- Two Dead Bees
- 10/24 Blackpool, Bootleg Social
- 11/14 Cambridge, Indiepop all-dayer (Blue Moon)
- 12/11 London, Lexington
- 02/24 Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete's
- 02/25 Newcastle, Cumberland Arms
- 02/26 Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club
- 02/27 Leicester, Indiepop Weekender (Firebug)
- 03/02 Oxford, Little Bully
- 03/03 Bristol, The Croft
- 03/04 Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
- 03/05 Manchester, YES Basement
- 03/06 Sheffield, Hallamshire Hotel
- 03/11 Nottingham, Bodega
- 03/12 Halifax, Grayston Unity
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