Alt-pop trio Exploring Birdsong reveal new single 'The Collapse'
Photo Credit: Luke Tatlock
Acclaimed young alt-pop/prog trio Exploring Birdsong have revealed their incredible new single 'The Collapse', out now via Long Branch Records.
Watch the video to 'The Collapse' here: https://youtu.be/Pfxwg_s4O9U
Stream the single here: https://orcd.co/exploringbirdsong_thecollapse
The band comment: “Although in a very different style, 'The Collapse' was originally written way back in 2017 during our time at university. Used as part of our songwriting course, we submitted it almost as a throwaway song, and as a result, didn’t resurface again until mid 2023. When we went back and re-listened, time had given us fresh ears, and allowed us to rework and really bring out the potential in what is now a song we’re super proud of. The song used to be centred around just piano and a solo vocal. For it to have blossomed into something so wildly differing in texture is really, really cool for us.
"It fits nicely into what feels like a transitional period for us as a band. Whilst we work on material for our debut full-length, we also want to give time and attention to songs that we’ve either reworked or written in past, that otherwise wouldn’t have a home because they don’t quite fit the mould of the direction we’re heading in. 'The Collapse' is one of those songs - it’s nice to give it it’s own piece of the limelight.”
Exploring Birdsong will be headlining London's Downstairs at the Dome (formerly Boston Music Room) on 16th February. Support comes from Blanket. Get your tickets: https://linktr.ee/exploringbirdsong
Exploring Birdsong's new single follows the band's stunning Deftones cover of 'Diamond Eyes', and the band's second EP Dancing in the Face of Danger (March 2023, Long Branch Records), released to rave reviews worldwide. The band wanted to draw a line in the sand following Dancing in the Face of Danger to mark the start of a new chapter as a band, and, through coincidence, eventually ended up working with a new production team (Tom Peters - engineering and mixing & Grant Berry - mastering) which has helped bookend the Dancing in the Face of Danger period. They comment: "We wanted to experiment sonically before heading into full-length album territory, which is why we think it feels different to anything we’ve released previously."
The young group recently joined Katatonia as special guest for their shows in Ireland - the first live performances since their European debut at Euroblast Festival (Cologne, DE), mainstage set at RADAR Festival, and inaugural headline tour across the UK in September 2021, including London, Manchester and Birmingham, and following successful support tours with the likes of Sleep Token and Thank You Scientist.
Rarely are new groups as exciting, talented or unique as Exploring Birdsong. Straddling pop, progressive rock and uncategorisable genre-blending beauty, the band are unplaceable for the most part, but bring to mind elements of Kate Bush, Sleep Token, Everything Everything and Agent Fresco.
Rarely too do you hear voices as captivating as frontwoman Lynsey Ward’s. Powerful, controlled, and spine-chillingly tender, Lynsey’s vocals help mark Exploring Birdsong as a prospect to watch, from the release of their acclaimed debut The Thing With Feathers (2019, Long Branch Records) to 2023's EP Dancing in the Face of Danger.
Exploring Birdsong are:
Lynsey Ward - vocals, piano
Jonny Knight - bass, synthesisers
Matt Harrison - drums, percussion
Exploring Birdsong online:
https://www.instagram.com/exploringbirdsong
https://www.facebook.com/ExploringBirdsong
https://www.exploringbirdsong.com
https://twitter.com/exbirdsong
