STREAM COOL NEW WOODEN BIRDS ALBUM IN FULL

HypeMachine is hosting an exclusive stream of the entire Wooden Birds album 'Two Matchsticks' well in advance of the June 7 release on Barsuk!  



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THE WOODEN BIRDS GIVEAWAY 3 NEW SONGS

 The Wooden Birds are giving away their three song 'Two Matchsticks' EP! The free EP includes the title track from their great new 'Two Matchsticks' full length plus two unreleased covers treated with the understated and beautiful care that only The Wooden Birds can give to the two classic gems, Hall & Oates "Maneater" and Kenny Rogers' "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town."

The Wooden Birds frontman Andrew Kenny (American Analog Set, Broken Social Scene) breaks down the “Maneater” inspirato as such:  Hall & Oates get a lot of play in our van. On a tour with the Clientele in 2010, this gem was our regular warm up song at soundscheck. Over time, the goof grew into something that we worked on improving every night. We'd jam through our soundcheck so we could pop the collar on the chorus for "Maneater."  And this is where we wound up. A 4-way standoff with nobody learning how to play saxophone. C'mon!

For “Ruby,” Kenny says “It was an after-show karoke party outside of Detroit when drummer Sean Haskins burned down the place down with his tender rendition of this Kenny Rogers classic and it sparked The Wooden Birds desire to play this proper-like as a band.”  And that's just what they did.  When Kenny pleads “For godssake turn around” at the end of the song, it's downright chill inducing.

You can hear all three unreleased tracks for free below.  In exchange for an e-address, you can bonus out with a download of all three tracks AND get a big discount on a pre-order of The Wooden Birds 'Two Matchsticks' LP which includes featured guests Ben Gibbard of Death Cab and members of Ola Podrida.

And be sure to catch The Wooden Birds all star summer tour featuring Andrew Kenny (AmAnSet, BSS), Matt Pond (Matt Pond PA, Wooden Birds), Leslie Sisson (AmAnSet, Matt Pond PA), Sean Haskins and Chris Hansen (Matt Pond PA).
'Two Matchsticks' will be available June 7th on Barsuk.



THE WOODEN BIRDS ON TOUR

6/16 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room (all ages)
6/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo (18+)
6/18 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar (21+)
6/19 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place (all ages)
6/23 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern (21+)
6/24 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir  (21+)
6/25 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill  (all ages)
7/8 - Chicago, IL @ The Hideout (21+)
7/9 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Founders Brewery (21+)
7/10 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake (all ages)
7/11 - Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo  (all ages)
7/12 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott (18+)
7/14 - New York, NY @ Mercury (21+, 8pm)
7/15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rock Shop (21+)
7/16 - Washington, DC @ DC9 (all ages)
7/17 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl (21+)
7/20 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (all ages)

 

THE WOODEN BIRDS ANNOUNCE TOUR, STREAM NEW TRACK

THE WOODEN BIRDS ANNOUNCE HEADLINING TOUR

STREAM BRAND NEW "TWO MATCHSTICKS" TRACK 

 photo: Alicia Vega

The Wooden Birds, led by Andrew Kenny (American Analog Set, Broken Social Scene) announce their North American headlining tour in support their great new full length, 'Two Matchsticks.'  The summer tour around  Barsuk's June 7th release of the album includes shows along both coasts and two Canadian dates.  Last month, The Wooden Birds treated fans to sets at SXSW which featured new tracks from 'Two Matchsticks' plus faves from their debut 'Magnolia' and AmAnSet gems as well.   The band also recorded an exclusive session with KUT which features unreleased songs which you can listen to here  

This week MTVHive premieres the first song off 'Two Matchsticks and we're thrilled to be sharing it with all of you here !  The title track was recorded in a converted bedroom in Kenny's Austin home and mixed at Resonate Studio with producer Louie Lino (Nada Surf).  In creating 'Two Matchsticks,' the band drew on the strengths of their live show, making it more driven, upbeat and fuller than the Birds' previous efforts. The album also features Wooden Birds members Leslie Sisson and Matt Pond who, in addition to singing backing vocals on the album, sing lead and duet with Kenny on some of the album's most memorable songs.  Other special guests include Ben Gibbard from Death Cab For Cutie along with members of Ola Podrida.

THE WOODEN BIRDS ON TOUR

6/16 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room (all ages)

6/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo (18+)

6/18 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar (21+)

6/19 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place (all ages)

6/23 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern (21+)

6/24 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir  (21+)

6/25 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill  (all ages)

7/8 - Chicago, IL @ The Hideout (21+)

7/9 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Founders Brewery (21+)

7/10 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake (all ages)

7/11 - Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo  (all ages)

7/12 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott (18+)

7/14 - New York, NY @ Mercury (21+, 8pm)

7/15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rock Shop (21+)

7/16 - Washington, DC @ DC9 (all ages)

7/17 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl (21+)

7/20 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (all ages)

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THE WOODEN BIRDS ON DAYTROTTER

The Wooden Birds outstanding Daytrotter session has posted.  Go HERE  to hear songs from their 'Magnolia' lp, a stone cold hit from American Analog Set as reworked by the Birds, and get Daytrotter's thoughts on the man behind the music & upcoming 'Two Matchsticks' album (June, Barsuk)

THE WOODEN BIRDS ANNOUNCE NEW LP, SXSW SHOWS

 

 

 

Barsuk Records is excited to announce the release of The Wooden Birds’ highly-anticipated new album entitled 'Two Matchsticks.'   The album will be out June 7 as the second Wooden Birds LP by American Analog Set founder/frontman and Broken Social Scene collaborator/touring member Andrew Kenny, and the follow up to his critically acclaimed 2009 Wooden Birds debut 'Magnolia.’

 

Kenny wrote every song on 'Two Matchsticks' and played every instrument, recorded it in a converted bedroom at home, and mixed at Austin's Resonate Studio with producer Louie Lino (Nada Surf). The album also features special guests Ben Gibbard, members of Ola Podrida, and Wooden Birds touring members Matt Pond and Leslie Sisson, who, in addition to backing vocals, takes a solo turn in a song custom penned by Kenny.  While 'Two Matchsticks' keeps the percussive affects of The Wooden Birds' debut, Kenny drew on the strength of The Wooden Bird's live show in writing the album, making it a stronger record sonically, more driven, upbeat and fuller than the Birds’ previous efforts. There is also a heat and a passion behind Kenny’s voice and thoughout the album’s lyrics, and the return of the vibraphone’s warm tones will also be a welcome sound to AmAnSet fans.

 

Well in advance of the June release of the album, fans will be treated to performances by The Wooden Birds at next month's SXSW Festival.  The band will be showcasing new tracks from ‘Two Matchsticks’ as well as favorites from 'Magnolia,' and you can count on some AmAnSet gems as well.  Next month, Daytrotter will post the intimate Wooden Birds session so watch for that to hit around March 10.   Visit The Wooden Birds at http://thewoodenbirds.com/ to keep up to date on tour announcements, videos and more!

 

THE WOODEN BIRDS AT SXSW

 

Sunday 3/13 @ Club DeVille, Found Footage Festival, 8:30 *free show

Thursday 3/17 @ Homeslice, 2:15 *free show

Thursday 3/17 @ Red Eyed Fly, Barsuk Showcase, 10pm

Saturday 3/19 @ The Hilton, KUT performance, 11:30am *free show

 

 

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