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London Tap Water

by Summon the Birds

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Like Zaphod Beeblebrox animated by Edgar Allan Poe, Summon the Birds have drunk the London tap water, sent it along the spice roads of sound (Tim Johnston/John Ruberto) and are now poised for live flight. The five-piece live incarnation – including the most perfect organ sound heard since the Fall of Pompeii – are launching ‘London Tap Water’ at Melbourne venue the Yarra Hotel Abbotsford on Friday 11th August.

Summon the Birds flash out the shadows of the sky, spinning tales of fallen kings, dissected criminals, Arctic exploration, cloud riding and London rain. The canvas weaving these disparate threads together is the ornate musical setting in which the song-stories become an unflinching and expanding whole. Imagine latter-day Talk Talk picking the locks to Spoon’s basement as The Drones circle, restless, looking for the pink pill...

Summon the Birds’ second album Blood Love will see release on Hidden Shoal in late 2017. The album was recorded by producer and engineer Tim Johnston (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Dandy Warhols, The Drones).

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released August 7, 2017
Jonathan Shaw – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Tim Clarke – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Drew Corby – bass
Kris Arrowsmith – drums
Paul Spurling – keyboards

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Summon the Birds Melbourne, Australia

Summon the Birds are a band from Melbourne, Australia playing expansive folk-rock music influenced by Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Talk Talk, The Drones and Spoon.

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