The Birds of Night

From the strange town of Denton, TX comes a strange rock band called Birds of Night. Their new, self titled album was released in spring of 2015. This is the third full album the band has produced in the past 4 years, and it’s by far their strongest and darkest work to date.

“Birds of Night” is an album that finds itself in many places on the diverse topography of rock and roll. It begins with the pounding relentless groove of “Dark”, then dives to the Sabbath-y fuzzed out haze of “Desert Reflections”, and closes with the heartbreaking space age anthem, “Asleep in the Pine.” It’s an album that was developed in the old tradition. The songs were written and played live for over a year before they were recorded, and the songs were tracked in 4 days. “Birds of Night” was masterfully produced by Midlake drummer McKenzie Smith at his studio, Redwood. Though the album meanders along a wide path of influences, Smith’s artistic production helped stamp a clear identity on the sound of the record and the band.

Birds of Night formed in late 2011. After releasing their jangley, sixties-inspired first album, “Snaps,” they became a fixture in the Denton/Dallas/Ft. Worth music scene. The band released their second album “We’re a Family Now” in spring of 2013. Influential Dallas Culture blog Central Track named it one of the top DFW releases that year. In the past 2 years Birds of Night have supported acts like Mac Demarco, Thee Oh Sees, Diarrhea Planet, Tennis, The Love Language, and Futurebirds. After losing a drummer and guitar player, Andrew Rothlisberger (vocals, guitar) and Brooks Martin (bass) enlisted the help of Jon Aisner (drums) and Alex Adams (Guitar). The chemistry between them was undeniable. That chemistry lies at the heart of their sound.