The Bird Sang Song
Give This To My Children
(Independent)
**1/2
Musical snobs and aficionados love the conversation that follows this question: ‘Are you a lyrics person or a song person?’ It gives the greatest opportunity to talk about their own personal perspectives on why a song lacks or why a track becomes huge and it’s a great way to find out who loves to talk about themselves. Being a young band, The Bird Sang Song depends on musings on love and love’s loss to fill Give This to My Children in a way that can get a bit whiney and trite. On “Prairie Grudge Match”, singer Mark Coughlan sings, “I’ll do anything for you/I’ll do some pushups and lift some weights . . .” You can imagine the rest. And while writing about love is certainly apt — and most people can certainly relate to words on love — it is exceedingly difficult to be Leonard Cohen. However, The Bird Sang Song has a distinct advantage because of their warm rock loops, structured song craft and unique melodies. Standout tracks “Overgrown” and “Goodnight Moon” create an affectionate ambience that may allow The Bird Sang Song to emerge.
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