BIRD
“BIRD are creating music that’s hauntingly beautiful and forcefully captivating” • The Guardian
BIRD is the creation of Adele Emmas, Sian Williams, Alexis Samata and Christian Sandford. Hailing from Liverpool, they create dark, haunting yet enrapturing music which will entice you into their otherworldly universe.
With a dynamic mixture of power and fragility, BIRD combine hypnotic, tribal drum beats, atmospheric guitars and dreamlike synth-scapes to create the foundation for Adele Emmas’ beautiful, siren-esque vocals and lyrical poetry.
After releasing two EPs (one of which was produced by composer and ex The Coral guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones) and continually touring the UK, BIRD have gained a large loyal following and garnered praise from all corners, including BBC Radio 1, 2,3 and 6music and the band have been invited to play sessions for Simon Raymonde (The Cocteau Twins/Bella Union) and BBC Radio Merseyside. The Guardian, Q magazine, The Line Of Best Fit, Metro, NYLON, NME and Channel 4 have all featured the band, and recent airplay of The Rain Song has brought praise from DJs such as Lauren Laverne and Janice Long, and led to the band being invited to open the main stage of the first ever 6 Music Festival.
Support slots with the likes of Wild Beasts, Soley, King Charles, PINS, Poltergeist (Echo and The Bunnymen) and Stealing Sheep have cemented BIRD as a formidable live presence, and they were invited in 2013 to play at Festival Number 6, The Great Escape and Liverpool Sound City. The band have recently been invited to join the legendary Rodriguez on part of his 2014 European tour.
Retaining the atmosphere and dark heart of their early EPs, and combining this with melodic hooks, stark lyrical imagery and intensely-layered soundscapes, the band utilised instruments such as harp, sitar and theremin to add to their unique sound.
Now with new Liverpool label Baltic Records, launched in 2013 under ADA and working closely with Seymour Stein (Warner), BIRD have been working with producer Darren Jones to create their debut album, titled ‘My Fear and Me’.
The first single to be released from their up coming album will be ‘The Rain Song’ and will be released February 24th on Baltic Records.