Shining Bird Strange Land

Following its premiere with Karen Leng on Double J's Curated, Shining Bird share brand new single 'Strange Land', the second single from forthcoming album 'Deadlands'.

'Strange Land' was recorded and mixed by Tim Whitten (The Go-Betweens, Hoodoo Gurus) at Golden Retriever Studios in Sydney, and follows the release of the album's 12 minute title track 'Deadlands' last month.

"Tim has been mixing our live shows for years now, but we only recently had the chance to record with him. This timely session took place during a heatwave days before the studio unfortunately flooded" says the band.

While the majority of 'Deadlands' highlights the band's expansive side (with most tracks clocking in over ten minutes each), 'Strange Land' honours the refined pop work that Shining Bird are known and loved for. The band will be launching 'Strange Land' with two super special live performances next month.

Shining Bird 'Strange Land' Launch Shows!

Shining Bird are a collective who first came into existence in 2012 as a studio project to release their debut EP 'Shade of the Sea'. The following year, they filled out to a live band and signed to Spunk Records to release their debut album 'Leisure Coast'. 

Recorded in their home of Austinmer on the NSW south coast, the released received widespread acclaim for its unique brand of Australian pop. It earned Album of the Week on ABC Radio National and received strong reviews from publications such as Rolling Stone and The Sydney Morning Herald. Following the release of the album the band completed a  national album tour which took them to remote central Australia playing locations through outback South Australia and Northern Territory alongside the usual east coast city stops.

During 2018 the band started work on 'Deadlands', and in early 2019 were handpicked to play a special local show with Midnight Oil at which point the band released 'Who Are We', the epic first single from the upcoming album.