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“If there’s one thing Bird Automatic know, it’s melody. It was written all over their self-titled debut EP which came out last year. That’s why we picked up their beautiful tune ‘Suburbs’ from a bit of airplay.

Bird Automatic’s sound is an ethereal one. The instruments all meld together to create a warm halo of intertwining guitars dipped in reverb and soft synthesiser chords. Chris Bradstreet’s vocals are understated but endearing. It’s gorgeous indie pop.

So, understandably, we were pretty excited to be sent an exclusive new Bird Automatic tune, ‘About The Money’, which I spun for the first time on Home & Hosed last night. It’s the first single from their forthcoming EP Not Morning People, which will be out in June. There’s something about the opening line, “Pitter patter goes the rain on my windowsill”, and the fact that it’s raining outside as I write this, that seems to render ‘About The Money’ the perfect laze-around-inside-on-a-dreary-day tune. ”

JJJ Home and Hosed – http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/homeandhosed/blog/s2532904.htm

OFFICIAL BIO:

In a whirlwind first year in 2008, Bird Automatic, released their
debut self titled EP which spawned the Triple J high rotation single
“Suburbs” and saw the band secure high profile supports such as
Sweden’s Shout Out Louds, UK’s Art Brut, as well as headlining their
own successful shows and selling out venues such as Spectrum.

Over 2009 Bird Automatic refined their material in search of
individual pop-oriented sound. The band spent countless hours over the
summer developing this sound and quickly borrowed, hired and bought a
collection of vintage gear to record their follow up EP ” Not Morning
People” in their vocalists Chris Bradstreet’s home studio.

The resulting 6 tracks is a unique blend of Pop and indie-rock and
features the single “About The Money”. The EP was mastered at Abbey
Road Studios by the highly revered Sean Magee, who has worked with the
likes of Coldplay, At The Drive In and many more.