ian robertson, aaron rubin, bradley skaught & lenny gill
Influences
the everly brothers, the kinks, the zombies, the bee gees, the soft boys, big star, the chills, the go-betweens, cardinal, the pernice brothers, the trashcan sinatras, spoon...
Sounds Like
60's british invasion, 70's power pop, 80's college radio, some country rock, some folk rock, indie pop, occasionally twee, sometimes psychedelic.
The Bye Bye Blackbirds are a harmony drenched band of songwriting fanatics who marry their love of classic 60's pop with the moody jangle of 80's New Zealand, 70's countrypolitan and the intelligent, inspired gems of any era.
Our debut ep, "Honeymoon", produced by Beulah's Bill Swan, was released in 2006 and is available from CDBaby.com and iTunes. It features seven songs ranging from the atmospheric "How I Knew It Wasn't Love" to the Byrds-meet-Chills pop of "In Every Season". Special guests include members of Oranger, Beulah, Game Theory/Loud Family and pedal steel genius Joe Goldmark.Amplifiermagazine.com said: "The Bye Bye Blackbirds have made a record for the ages."
Our new album, Houses & Homes, will be released on the American Dust label in September 2008. Recorded at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco and New, Improved Recording in Oakland, Houses & Homes is a showcase for the marriage of intricate harmonies with intelligent songcraft and eclectic, inventive production. Its nine songs cover a wide range from moody acoustic folk (the Ian Robertson sung "Shed The Skin") to country-tinged power pop ("The Ghosts Are Alright"). Lyrically rich and melodically inspired, Houses & Homes is a mature, fully realized statement of artistic arrival.
In advance of the album release, American Dust will also be making a new digital e.p. available for free download. The Apology Accepted e.p. features our cover of The Go-Betweens' classic, a song written for last year's Jonathan Lethem reading (with lyrics from his novel You Don't Love Me Yet) and two acoustic demos.
we could buy a shack....paint the window black.....lock ourselves inside and try to guess if it were night or day....you're my kind "Either Way!!!"....
Hey y'all - Thanks for playing with us last night... Great show! The BBBs were quite certainly rocking shit full effect. We'll have to do it again sometime soon.
I STill think you guys should record slim witman's immortal uh...1958? classic "paper Roes" Heck sakes it worked for Merrie Osmand ps sorry IAN I just could not help myself Rob (who would play harp with you guys in a heart beat.
