After meeting in 1992 as members of St Etienne's touring band, Debsey Wykes (Dolly Mixture) and Paul Kelly (East Village) turned their shared love of the soft rock and sunshine pop of the 1960s and 1970s into the now-legendary Birdie. In the summer of 1998 Birdie recorded their debut album "Some Dusty" with the estimable Brian O'Shaughnessy (Denim, Moose, The Clientele). It's a deep and beautiful album, with melodic & sophisticated (yet understated) arrangements providing the perfect setting for Debsey's sweet and soulful soft-pop vocals. Add in gorgeous string arrangements from The High Llamas' Sean O'Hagan and you have all the makings of a pop classic. Subsequent singles and a second album cemented their reputation as top-notch purveyors of pop, but family life and other artistic pursuits called and Birdie has only been sporadically active since 2001. Their brief but perfectly-formed discography has become the stuff of legend, though, charming savvy pop fans around the world with its timeless songcraft and flawless production. Summer 2024 will see the long overdue vinyl reissue of "Some Dusty" on US indie label Slumberland Records, returning this classic album to much-needed availability in deluxe remastered form with a deluxe 60s-style laminated heavy card jacket and a fine insert with rare photos and liner notes by Chickfactor’s Gail O’Hara.

Some Dusty

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Birdie - Let Her Go

lil playlist of some dreamy tunes ya might dig :-)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1LCvlaQTqHaXLwP47gPi1H?si=d244bf038a84426b

Known you so long that I can't say
I've never thought of us some way
But we left home moved far away
So what can I do

I don't know
What to do
Lost my phone
Thinking of you
I don't know
What to do
I don't know

Been working hard all of the time
Can't seem to get you off my mind
Just want you close and by my side
So what can I do

I don't know
What to do
Lost my phone
Thinking of you
I don't know
What to do
I don't know

I Don't Know

julia-sophie - numb

Chelsea Smiles

Chelsea Smiles (Live at Middle Farm)

Development

Gestation

Call Home

My Phrases Songs Do Not Make Sense

The Elevator Only Goes to Tuesday

cover art by diego guerrera: www.instagram.com/gogeid/
OUT NOW ON BANDCAMP: https://darktapeca.bandcamp.com/track/a-new-perspective
written, recorded, and produced by me in my dorm and bedroom back home

lyrics:

all those times we had
joking around
it was all fun and games
yet you didn’t take it that way
all I wanted to be was friends with you
yet my words had rubbed you the wrong way

and I know it was stupid of me to continue
i didn’t realize that I had hurt you
i know that we should have stopped and looked at ourselves
but our ignorance had gotten the better of us

you showed me my own flaws and carelessness
i tried to change my own ways
but it was too late
i really should have been more aware
but I realized there is  nothing I can do but go on

and now I can say that I have changed
to be more mindful of what I say and do
what matters is to listen to your feelings
and to hold no grudge against you

A New Perspective

I Don't Know

Joe Leytrick