Music for Dead Birds

Music for Dead Birds
Origin	Galway, Ireland, Republic of Ireland
Instruments	voice, guitar, drums
Years active	2007 – present
Labels	Rusted Rail
Website	MySpace page
Members
Jimmy Monaghan, Donal Walsh
Past members
Brianna Monaghan

Music for Dead Birds are an anti-folk band from Galway and Mayo, Ireland. Its members are Jimmy Monaghan (Vocals, Guitar) and Donal Walsh (Drums). The group formed in Galway in the summer of 2007 after home recording two songs in one night, which subsequently got them their first support slot at the Róisín Dubh (music venue) and national radio play with the song "Perfume".^[1]

Debut Album and Criticism

In April 2009 Music for Dead Birds released their debut album "And then it rained for seven days...", which was distributed by the Irish independent record label Rusted Rail.^[2][3] The album was self produced by the band and was mainly recorded using a 4-track tape deck. General reception of the album from critics was good, Road Records said of it : "The album will tick all the right boxes for lovers of lo-fi indie sounds.".^[4] However, it was also criticized for its lo-fi quality.^[5] The album currently has a 1.84 rating on Rate Your Music.^[6]

Black tides falling

Music for Dead Birds released a free 4-track downloadable EP titled 'Black tides falling' on July 22, 2010, from their Bandcamp site.^[7] They performed 'Forever Wasted' from the EP during a live broadcast on the Dan Hegarty show on Rte2fm in November of that year.^[8]

Discography

• "This is what happens when fucked up people have children" cd-r ep 2007, sold out
• "Cathedrals" cd-r ep 2008, sold out
• "The day the water ran out" cd-r ep 2009, sold out
• "And then it rained for seven days..." 3" cd-r mini album
• "Black tides falling" Digital ep

External links

• Review of "The Day the Water Ran Out"
• Review of "And it rained for seven days.."
• Review of "Cathedrals"

References

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[1] RTÉ Rnag Playlist

• [2] Music for Dead Birds on Rusted Rail
• [3] Galway Advertiser feature
• [4] Album review on Comfortcomes.com
• [5] Road Records Review
• [6] Rate your music
• [7] Music For Dead Birds release new EP
• [8] 2fm Session

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