Singer Laura Burhenn of indie pop project The Mynabirds laments the passing time in the piano ballad Golden Age, a track from her forthcoming new album Be Here Now. Video directed by Jason Lester, depicting her as a lounge singer in a cardboard setting.
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August 23, 2017
August 06, 2017
The Mynabirds: "Shouting At The Dark" video
Singer Laura Burhenn of indie pop project The Mynabirds takes a stand with her new single Shouting At The Dark, a track from her forthcoming new album Be Here Now. In the video, shot by cinematographer Powell Robinson, she dances alongside her trans and queer friends, something to which only seriously intellectually challenged people could object to.
July 01, 2017
The Mynabirds: new album "Be Here Now" 08/25, stream "Cocoon"
photo: Alysse Gafkjen
Singer Laura Burhenn of indie pop project The Mynabirds is back with a new single. Cocoon is the front runner for the new Be Here Now album. While she took on the world on her previous album Lovers Know she now looks inward, wrapping herself multi-layered in synths.
Be Here Now is being released as 3 digital EPs over 3 months. Full album (red vinyl) release on Saddle Creek on August 25, 2017.
June 06, 2016
The Mynabirds: "Believer" video
Watch the new Believer video by indie pop act The Mynabirds. It's a track from their latest album Lovers Know. Singer Laura Burhenn goes for a leisurely late night stroll in Echo Park and runs into a cult in white jumpsuits, who turn out to be members of Rilo Kiley, The Good Life, Big Harp, Neva Dinova and Whispertown. The clip was directed by Michael Erik Nikolla.
March 22, 2016
The Mynabirds: 'Velveteen" video
Watch the new Velveteen video by indie pop act The Mynabirds, the bloody story of a vampire in which singer Laura Burhenn kills her guitarist Reese Richardson. It's a track from their latest album Lovers Know The clip was directed by Ian Roche & Luke Hanlein.
September 25, 2015
The Mynabirds: KEXP studio performance, tour dates
The Mynabirds performed four songs at the KEXP studio in Seattle on September 10. All of them, Velveteen One Foot, All My Heart, Wildfire, are tracks form their latest album Lovers Know.
They have added shows in New Orleans (09/30) and 10/03 Marfa (10/03) to their Fall tour.
Live dates:- 09/25 Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade (w/ Bad Bad Hats & Stranger Cat)
- 09/26 Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall (w/ Bad Bad Hats & Stranger Cat)
- 09/28 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
- 09/29 Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
- 09/30 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
- 10/01 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
- 10/02 Dallas, TX @ Three Links
- 10/03 Marfa, TX @ El Cosmico
- 10/05 Tucson, AZ @ Flycatcher
- 10/06 Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
- 10/07 Las Vegas, NV @ Sayers Club
- 10/08 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
- 10/09 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
HCTF review of Lovers Know.
August 20, 2015
The Mynabirds: 'Wildfire" video
Watch the new video by indie pop act The Mynabirds for Wildfire. Created by Amber Willat and Harper Willat for the Dirty Girls Project the clips tells the story of a little girl who is bullied by a douche bag on a skateboard, gets picked up by a handful of enterprising women only to discover that a roller coaster ride can be far more scary.
August 09, 2015
The Mynabirds: Lovers Know
photo: Jessica Ewald
Leading lady Laura Burhenn of indie pop project The Mynabirds travelled the world as a temporary member of the Postal Service. Gathering bits and pieces she slowly assembled the tracks for the new album Lovers Know, a soft-spoken roadtrip about travel, her fears and doubts, and the universe in general. Produced by Bradley Hanan Carter of Black English she uses plenty of old school electronics, alternating between mainstream melodies and adventurous trip-hop backings.
Burhenn shook her head (and sometimes fists) at the world on her previous album Generals. On Lovers Know she is more concerned about her immediate surroundings. She discovered plenty while looking in and is eager to share it, but listeners will have to try harder to follow her train of thoughts. Recommended if you like St Vincent.
June 29, 2015
The Mynabirds: new single "Wildfire", new album "Lovers Know" 08/07
photo:
Bliss Braoudakis
American indie pop The Mynabirds have been lying low for a couple of years, only releasing a single and a remix EP. Singer Laura Burhenn returns with a new album, Lovers Know, produced by Bradley Hanan Carter of Black English.
The album took a year to make, as Burhenn drove across the US twice and toured South Africa solo while writing the new material. The new single Wildfire is streaming on Soundcloud.
Lovers Know will be released thru Saddle Creek on August 7th.
Live date:- 08/20 Santa Monica, CA @ Santa Monica Pier (w/ Ariel Pink)
HCTF review of Generals.
September 29, 2014
The Mynabirds: solo shows in NYC and London
Laura Burhenn, lead singer for electronic indie outfit The Mynabirds, will perform three solo shows in New York and London. The new album is neatly done and will be released in early 2015.
Live dates:- 09/30 New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall
- 10/06 London, UK @ The Waiting Room
- 10/15 London, UK @ The Slaughtered Lamb
HCTF review of Generals.
January 22, 2014
Cover Me: Suzanne
photos: Amanda Haken (NO), DP Muller (Laura Burhenn)
Leonard Cohen's Suzanne has been covered to death, but Echo park band NO with Laura Burhenn (The Mynabirds, Postal Service) have come with a rather good version. Free download from Soundcloud.
NO's first full-length El Prado drops February 18th on Arts & Crafts.
Live date:- 02/28 The Chapel, San Francisco, CA
HCTF review of Don't Worry, You'll Be Here Forever.
November 23, 2012
The Mynabirds: "Body of Work" video
Omaha, NE based indie band The Mynabirds have madee a video for Body of Work, the A-side of their a limited-edition 7". It's a track from their Generals album. The B-side is the previously unreleased In the Mouths of Wolves.
The single is released thru Saddle Creek.
HCTF review of Generals.
October 13, 2012
The Mynabirds: "Body of Work" vinyl single
Retro indie rock band The Mynabirds have just announced a limited-edition, colored Body of Work 7", a track from their Generals album. Only 1,000 copies of the randomly colored vinyl will be available. The B-side is the previously unreleased In the Mouths of Wolves. The record comes in a 4-panel jacket that can be folded into an origami wild horse.
Pre-order thru Saddle Creek.
North American tour dates:- 10/21 Toronto, ON (Canada) @ Lee's Palace*
- 10/22 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom*
- 10/23 Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall*
- 10/24 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's*
- 10/25 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church*
- 10/26 Washington, DC @ Black Cat*
- 10/27 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall*
- 10/28 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl*
- 10/29 St. Louis, MO @ Duck Room at Blueberry Hill*
- 10/30 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle*
- 11/01 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club*
- 11/02 Winnipeg, MB (Canada) @ West End Cultural Centre*
- 11/03 Saskatoon, AK @ Amigo's*
- 11/05 Edmonton, AV (Canada) @ Starlite Room*
- 11/06 Calgary, AB (Canada) @ Republik*
- 11/09 Hood River, OR @ Cebu Lounge
- 11/10 Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
- 11/11 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
- 11/13 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
- 11/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theatre
- 11/17 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
* with AC Newman
HCTF review of Generals.
July 28, 2012
The Mynabirds: "Disarm" video
June 05, 2012
The Mynabirds: "Generals" video
May 24, 2012
The Mynabirds: free "Body of Work" MP3
The Mynabirds share another song from their new album Generals. Body of Work is an indie electronic pop tune.
In conjunction with the release of the album, singer Laura Burhenn is launching a portrait project called The New Revolutionists to make a difference in an election year.
HCTF review of Generals.
May 13, 2012
The Mynabirds: Generals
photo: DP Muller
Singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn and producer Richard Swift came up with well received album What We Lose Iin the Fire We Gain in the Flood in 2010. Once again using The Mynabirds banner, their sophomore release Generals is a protest record wrapped in lush orchestrations.
Taking cues from Sixties pop (Radiator Sister, Buffalo Flower and title track Generals) and modern day electronic indie - Body Of Work, Disaster, this album is far more political lyrically. The soft melancholy Zen sound of their debut album get an outing during Mightier Than the Sword. Their sound might be quite the opposite of the lonely guy with an acoustic guitar warning the war mongers for the very last time, The Mynabirds are dead serious. Smart pop for serious people.
Generals is released on Saddle Creek. Release date: June 5th.
Tracks:- Karma Debt
- Wolf Mother
- Generals
- Radiator Sister
- Disaster
- Mightier Than the Sword
- Body of Work
- Disarm
- Buffalo Flower
- Greatest Revenge
- 06/08 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
- 06/15 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
- 06/16 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
- 06/17 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
- 06/19 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
- 06/20 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
- 06/21 Harrisburg, PA @ The Abbey Bar
- 06/22 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
- 06/23 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
- 06/24 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
- 06/25 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
- 06/27 Birmingham, AL @ The Bottle Tree
- 06/28 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
- 06/29 Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
- 06/30 Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s
- 07/01 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
- 07/02 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall
- 08/04 Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
- 08/05 Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
April 08, 2012
The Mynabirds: "Generals" single for Record Store Day
photo: Shervin Lainez
The Mynabirds are releasing the title track of their forthcoming full-length Generals as limited edition 7"on Record Store Day. The B-side is the non-album track Fallen Doves. Only 1,000 copies of the 7" are available, housed in silk screened sleeves that are hand spray painted and numbered by singer Laura Burhenn.
Generals is a mid-tempo rocker with angry lyrics about pacifism as a way of life that is no longer taken seriously. The digital version is offered as a free download through Saddle Creek Records.
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