Birds And Batteries - Up To No Good (EP)

I had never heard of Birds And Batteries until they rolled through Denton for the NX35 Music Conferette a few weeks back. As I was already at Sweetwater Bar & Grill, which turned out to be one of the better venues for the conferette this year, I decided to check them out. Honestly, I really liked the name and wanted to see if the music lived up to such a badass name. It sure as hell did. The band is touring to promote their latest release, Up To No Good (EP).

With twangy electric guitars, synthesizers and driving drums and bass, mixed with folky, melodic lyrics and a little bit of pedal steel guitar, you get fuzzy, psychedelic ‘80s style dance beats with a hint of old folk melodies from the ‘80s of the previous century. It is a very interesting and enjoyable listen. And like what disappointingly happens with many records, where the songs start to lose momentum as the album progresses, this EP is the exact opposite. The songs only gain in momentum and head-nodding awesomeness as each song rings out. Birds And Batteries latest effort is haunting and mysteriously deep and wonderful… And they put on a freakin’ sweet live show. Give it a whirl!

-Cory Coleman [c]