The cover was originally released as a companion piece to this essay: 

http://www.fensepost.com/main/2010/04/16/guest-column-in-praise-of-1973/

Named after a poor English translation of a Salvador Dali painting, Virgin of the Birds treads a line between intimate, lo fi pop and the occasional grandeur of early art rock. Jon Rooney began recording and performing Virgin of the Birds out of the ashes of Morning Spy, an indie pop band he founded in San Francisco, CA during the turbulent middle 00′s. About Virgin of the Birds’ debut EP, Mixed Choir, songs:illinois noted “If you like the rambling folk weirdness of Felt than you’ll no doubt like this as well.”

Winter Seeds, the debut LP release from Virgin of the Birds, is available on vinyl and digital in the UK from Song, By Toad Records and in the USA from Abandoned Love Records.

"...the reined-in performances and simplicity of the songs training the focus on 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.” – Herald Scotland

“Virgin of the Birds’ first LP, Winter Seeds, is the strongest debut album I’ve heard from a singer songwriter since 2009’s Good News from Withered Hand. It is a career maker. …It is immediately accessible and complete in voice, and it will have an impact with whoever hears it” – Ball of Wax

“the songcraft is the brightest star here and rewards multiple listens, with engaging tales delivered effortlessly with vocals reminiscent of the late Lou Reed’s” – Seattle Weekly

2014 brings not only the release of Winter Seeds, the first Virgin of the Birds LP, but also the inclusion of two sides of vinyl of the best of the free digital EPs as part of the Song, by Toad Five Years Anniversary Box Set. The Five Years Anniversary Box Set will be available in extremely limited quantities and likely relegated to highly collectible Scottish underground music lore by the time you read this.

Virgin of the Birds released a series of free, download-only EPs through Abandoned Love Records, beginning with Every Rival then followed by Dear Furies, Banquet Years and Fugitive Works. These EPs were entirely written, recorded, mixed and mastered at home and trade on attentive lyrics, general Apocrypha and reverb indulgence.

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Virgin of the Birds - Stroke it Noel (Big Star cover)

First mp3 single from Colleen Green's 2015 album I Want to Grow Up, out 2/24/15 on Hardly Art records.

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I Want to Grow Up

Pay Attention

Colleen Green - "Pay Attention"

"Empyrean Abattoir" appears on of Montreal's album, Aureate Gloom, released 3/3/2015.

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of Montreal - Empyrean Abattoir

OUT NOW, ON LOLIPOP RECORDS!!!
The Rotten Mangos - "s/t" (CASS)
stunning, texas based psychedelic-pop perfection!!! a demo we got a few months ago that we absolutely flipped out on!!! prepare to fall in love like we did!!! get yours now!!!
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THE ROTTEN MANGOS - "Jools Sharé"

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Damaged Bug - "Cold Hot Plumbs" (CASS)
absolutely amazing, luscious synth driven head spinner side project brought to you by John Dwyer, of Thee Oh Sees!!! we have been wanting to put this out for so long & it is finally here!!!
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DAMAGED BUG - "The Mirror"

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The Squids - "Douche Douche Babagh Anoush" (CASS)
a collection of both debut EP's on one cassette!!! some of our favorite squishy garage-pop confections around!!! only limited made, so get em while we have em!!!
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THE SQUIDS - "Damn Dude"

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Friendly Males - "Nopalera" (CASS)
the incredible, debut experimental psych-pop masterpiece created right next door at lolipop studios!!! the first full "in-house" production lolipop has EVER done!!! created, recorded, physically manufactured & released all under one roof!!! the first release of many, where each individual copy is hand made from us at lolipop!!! 
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FRIENDLY MALES - "Bite an Apple"

Cliffs-Live Again

West Africa Press Review 15'00

Produced by Connor Hanwick;
Engineered by Aaron Nevezie at The Bunker Studios, Brooklyn;
Mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer;
Mastered by Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound, NYC.
A&R'd by Veronica Gretton, 401K Music Inc.
To be released September 2013 - debut 7" release by Spires



Cliffs-Live Again

Jacob Daniel Thiede

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