Birds & Wires will be playing at the annual Fort Reno Summer Concert Series on Monday, July 26 with Gypsy Death and You and Big Trees In California.

Show starts at 7:00 pm and ends at 9:30 pm. This is a free event. Balloons, glass bottles, drugs and alcohol are not permitted.

Fort Reno Park – Washington, DC

BIRDS AND WIRES: Self-titled: 12” EP
You ever call it in the air? You ever just look at a record—you’ve never heard the band before, nothing—and just get the feeling it’s gonna hit you right between the eyes, like, perfectly? That’s the feeling I got with this four-song twelve inch. One look and I was pretty sure; one spin and I was positive. That’s all it took. The songs are long and take some time to gather themselves and fully depart the station—but when they do, you’re in for the long haul. Complex, dense-but-pretty music that’s filled to the brim with a sense of place and atmosphere. There’s a working template of mid-tempo ‘90s screamo with a heavy nod to the drama and willful theatrics of Moss Icon, coupled with a more modern sense of a slowly gathering calamity that bands like Aussitot Mort and Amanda Woodward manage to nail every time. Like the fucking bottom’s about to drop out and you can’t wait for that to happen, you know? It’s a rare bit of music that really takes me out of myself these days, fully out of my own head, but these four beautiful and ferocious songs by Birds And Wires have done it repeatedly since that first listen.
–Keith Rosson (Amor y Lucha)

An mp3 recording of our first ever live show (at the Girl Cave in DC) is now available for download (includes faux cover image with set list) is now available for download in the media section.

These are rough(er) versions of some of our songs, including an early version of Black Ships.

This was over a year ago, before we sold out, back when we were still punk.

That night we shared a basement with: Tideland (VA), Equinox (DC), Witches (GA), Aghast (VA).

BIRDS AND WIRES -12″ EP
This record starts with the most amazing guitar tone-super clean and inviting. The riff it plays carries the song right along with the busy drums trotting into a manic frenzy – the music building and building to an intense crescendo that lasts just long enough to appreciate it. A great opener to introduce an incredible EP by four scene vets from DC. The sound of this record is one of the most amazing aspects, and the heavy vinyl and superb production really paid off as each instrument is immaculately represented. For good reason. too–these songs are well written and powerful as shit. Some have the genteel approach of, say, INDIAN SUMMER or SHARKS KEEP MOVING, while others have a more assertive sound like AMBER INN or FUGAZI. From what I understand, there are members of 1905 and LOTUS FUCKER in the band. Really solid indie/emo- beautiful packaging, thick vinyl, strong release. (RM) (Amor y Lucha)

From MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL #323 April 2010 – Click here to subscribe to MRR

CLICK HERE TO BUY THE BIRDS & WIRES 12″

This web site is a work in progress, so please be patient. Lord knows we have been.

Please visit amorylucha.org for more info on Birds & Wires and to buy our 12″ EP and other great releases on Amor y Lucha Records.

Thank you to everyone who went to a show, bought a record, invited us to play, let us sleep on their floor, and/or set up a show for us in 2009. We look forward to continue sharing with you in 2010 and beyond.

If you want us to play a show, please write to: birdsandwires(at)gmail(dot)com

If you are from the media, please write to: birdsandwires(at)gmail(dot)com

If you write for a zine, or do a radio show and would like to receive a copy of our record, please write to: distro(at)amorylucha(dot)org

Love and Struggle,

Birds & Wires

More links of interest:

Be our (virtual) friend and listen to some tracks: myspace.com/birdsandwires

Drink the Kool-Aid, join the cult: facebook.com/birdsandwires

Support Dischord Records: Dischord.com

Get the over-priced version of our 12″ EP through Insound: Insound.com