State Bird
State Bird presents their third release, Holy Spirits, and the spirits they do flow. Last we left off, State Bird had seen the light- belting ukuleles and tribal choirs chanting redemption, Hollerin’ Mountains, and a Ghost King by the shore. And while State Bird hasn’t completely emerged from the hills and hollows of Ohio, the woods are burning to the ground on this one. Born in the ashes of a lightening storm, State Bird has become electric, psychedelic, and down right bombastic. Mostly Ghostly was the Lamb, Holy Spirits is the Lion.
Recorded at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco under the tutelage of Ian Pellicci(Deerhoof, Rogue Wave) , the whole album sounds like it was forged in sick and dipped in awesome. And while the track count is light, just a 5-song EP (21 minutes), the sound is bigger than ever. The guitars sing like 2-stroke engines, ripping and roaring, haunting and huge. The boys wield fuzz and feedback masterfully, bending noise into hooks with aplomb and bravado, spinning riffs like great metal spiders, noodling out terrific webs of sound, then snatching the chorus out of thin air and letting it buzz and shake for dear life.
A lot has changed for State Bird, but the joy hasn’t; The joy is still pouring out of every note. And they’ve got that thing that most bands never find: a voice. State Bird is sounding more interesting than ever. Anyone can crap out a pop song, but it takes a certain stubborn insanity to summon the hits, then set ‘em on fire. That’s why State Bird’s catalogue of music will be relevant long after we’re worm food: because they’re naive enough to believe art isn’t dead, brilliant enough to be dangerous, stubborn enough to make a joyful noise, and earnest enough to mean it.
Albums:
Mostly Ghostly
Purchase:(CD at Merchline) (Itunes)
Tracklisting:
1. Story Of Last Pilgram And Indian
2. I Saw The Light
3. Ghost King Pt. 1
4. The Hollerin Mountains
5. Cathedral Tunes
6. A Voice As Old As Fire
7. Ghost King Pt. 2
8. An Accident In The Woods
9. Streams of Light
10. The Golden Glowing Mask
11. Whats All That Racket In Our Attic
12. The Hair Of The Buffalo
4 New Songs Download:
Artists: State Bird / Max Justus /Perhapsy / Interstates / The Winston Jazz Routine / Every Gentle Air / Cheyenne / The James Dean Trio / Colonel Rhodes
