Music for Dead Birds

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Music for Dead Birds
Origin Galway, Ireland, Republic of Ireland
Instruments voice, guitar, drums
Years active 2007 – present
Labels Rusted Rail
Website www.musicfordeadbirds.com
Members
Jimmy Monaghan, Donal Walsh
Past members
Brianna Monaghan

Music for Dead Birds are an anti-folk band from Galway and Mayo, Ireland. Its members are Jimmy Monaghan (Vocals, Guitar) and Donal Walsh (Drums). The group formed in Galway in the summer of 2007 after home recording two songs in one night, which subsequently got them their first support slot at the Róisín Dubh (music venue) and national radio play with the song "Perfume".[1]

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[edit] Debut Album and Criticism

In April 2009 Music for Dead Birds released their debut album "And then it rained for seven days" on the Irish independent record label Rusted Rail.[2][3] The album was self produced by the band and was mainly recorded using a 4-track tape deck. General reception of the album from critics was good, Road Records said of it : "The album will tick all the right boxes for lovers of lo-fi indie sounds.".[4] However, it was also criticized for its lo-fi quality.[5] The album currently has a 1.84 rating on Rate Your Music.[6]

[edit] "Black Tides Falling"

Music for Dead Birds released a free 4-track downloadable EP titled 'Black Tides Falling' on July 22, 2010, from their Bandcamp site.[7] They performed 'Forever Wasted' from the EP during a live broadcast on Rte2fm in November of that year.[8]

[edit] "Honey" and "The Pope's Sister"

In January 2011 the group compiled together recordings which had not appeared on any previous releases. The result was a 10 track album titled "Honey", which they released on their website as a free digital download. [9] Later that year they released another 10 track album titled "The Pope's Sister". The album was a departure from their usual, acoustic based sound. [10] AU Magazine said : "Seemingly reconstituted from American lo-fi’s finest in Sebadoh, Soul Coughing and Polvo, 'The Pope’s Sister' is a highly imaginative gambit from Galway and Mayo “anti-folk” band Music for Dead Birds. Over ten short tracks – each one as good as the next – Jimmy Monaghan and co meld Beta Band-esque charm with boldly erratic time signatures and disaffected fuzz to evoke a sound that wouldn’t be out of place on Larry Clarke’s classic coming of age movie, Kids.[11]. It was also listed by Irish radio DJ Dan Hegarty as one of the top 50 Irish albums of 2011.[12]

[edit] Discography

Albums

EP's

  • "The Day The Water Ran Out" CD EP
  • "Black Tides Falling" Digital EP

Compilations

  • Ball of Wax Vol. 12 [13]
  • Eardrums Music compilation [14]

[edit] External links

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[1] RTÉ Rnag Playlist

  • [2] Music for Dead Birds on Rusted Rail
  • [3] Galway Advertiser feature
  • [4] Album review on Comfortcomes.com
  • [5] Road Records Review
  • [6] Rate your music
  • [7] Music For Dead Birds release new EP
  • [8] 2fm Session
  • [9] Honey
  • [10] The Pope's Sister
  • [11] AU Magazine Review
  • [12] Dan Hegarty's top 50 Irish albums of 2011
  • [13] Ball of Wax vol 12
  • [14] Eardrums Compilation
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