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Ta Mig Till Havet- Adele Li Puma

Nightcall

Original song by London Symphony Orchestra, from the album "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Disc 1".<br />Created with <a href='http://the.wubmachine.com'>the Wub Machine</a>, the automagic online remixer.

The Hologram / Binary Sunset (Wub Machine Remix)

“an uncommon grasp of adroit, heartfelt songcraft that sets Rooney on track to follow the likes of Bill Callahan and David Berman into the pantheon of awkward, visionary American outsiders. Essential.” The Herald
“a joy to discover the excellent Virgin of the Birds” - Dani Charlton, Amazing Radio
“Rooney has a facility with language that would give Lou Reed or Bill Callahan a run for their money although he sounds like neither. An understated gem of a record.” Whisperin & Hollerin
“nothing is overdone, but it has everything it needs, and manages all that in a little over 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Love it!” Fresh on the Net
“I’d thought I was bored with this sort of thing. But it turns out I’m definitely not when it’s done this well.”  SoundsXP

Secret Kids is Jon Rooney’s third album as Virgin of the Birds and his second with us, and it’s coming out on 12” vinyl on the 17th September on Song, by Toad Records over here and Abandoned Love Records in the US. 

I don’t like to use too many quotes in a press release because really, who cares. As I writer I listen and I make my own decisions, who cares what George Clooney or Optimus Prime think about something.

But those quotes above express what I love about Jon’s stuff really nicely. The style is a sort of literate pop - urbane lounge, I call it, because I am crap at genres - and it sounds really plain on first listen. Almost too simple, maybe.

But as straightforward and uncomplicated as it is, there’s so much to love. The lyrics, for starters, are genuinely great. Not ostentatiously deep or profound, but in turns clever, obscure, poignant and wry, and always immensely satisfying. And musically it’s just catchy. Minimal, most of the time, but all that is needed and no more.

Virgin of the Birds - Victor Bockris

The Fragile

Just Like You Imagined

Immersion

The Island, Pt. I (Dawn)

Töntarna

Pretty Lights "I Know the Truth"

TRON: Legacy

Solar Sailer (From "TRON: Legacy"/Score)

The Game Has Changed (From "TRON: Legacy"/Score)

Disc Wars (From "TRON: Legacy"/Score)

TRON: Legacy Reconfigured

End of Line (Remixed by Photek)

Rinzler (Remixed by Kaskade)

The Fat of the Land

Breathe

99.9%

BULLETS (feat. Little Dragon)

Dubmood - Monkey island

Kiasmos

Looped

Social Network OST - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - 02 - In Motion

Dischipo (2009)

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