Early Neil Young, Daft Punk, Graham Parsons, Talking Heads, Brian Eno, M83, Bob Dylan, Roxy Music, Prince, Kraftwerk, Milton Nascimento, The Band, Dr. Dre, Bruce Springsteen, early Tom Waits, Jim O'Rourke, Jeff Tweedy, Thomas Mapfumo, Sparklehorse, the Magnetic Fields, NIN, John Vanderslice, Cass Mccombs, Georgio Moroder, DFA, Ghostface Killah, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, Huey Lewis and the News, Super Furry Animals, 80's Neil Young.
Sounds Like
Spreading lush electronic arrangements under
the ever-lonesome pedal steel, Birds &
Batteries discover the urban pastoral in a simple song. Comparable to
Neil Young and M83, or Randy Newman meets Gary Numan.
Praise for "I'll Never Sleep Again"
“A little bit country, a little bit rock n' roll, a little bit electronic and all kinds of intriguing pop.”
--The Onion AV Club
“stunning… extremely intriguing…”
--The Big Takeover
“a sonic tale of living in this great age…”
--Crawdaddy
“so gorgeous I find myself playing it over and over again… it lulls you into magic”
--Futuresounds
I was listening to your record in the car and when the drums kick in on the first track of your new record, my daughter screamed a harmony note and then said with excitement that the drums sounded like "monsters crushing things". (She's 3 yrs. old). Your band is fantastic. We all love your record... even our kids.
I bought your CD a couple of weeks ago after seeing your version of 'Heart of Gold' on youtube, it's one of the best records i've heard in a long time. I'm heading to San Francisco later this year, hopefully i'll be able to catch one of your gigs when i'm there.
