Birdpen

Birdpen est un groupe de rock britannique, composé de Dave Pen, guitariste et chanteur dans Archive, et de Mike Bird.

Birdpen

Données clés

Pays d'origine	Royaume-Uni
Années actives	Depuis 2003
Labels	Discograph, Last Exit Records
Site officiel	birdpen.com

Composition du groupe

Membres	Dave Pen Mike Bird

Histoire

Après avoir autoproduit cinq EP depuis 2003, BirdPen sort son premier album On/Off/Safety/Danger en 2009, suivi de Global Lows en 2012 et de In the company of imaginary Friends à l'automne 2014.

Formation

• David Penney : chant, guitare, clavier
• Mike Bird : guitare, clavier

Discographie

Albums studio

2002 : Remote Control (EP) (BirdPen)

1. Stormy Sea Water - 5:14
2. Discussing Robots - 3:38
3. Never Steal Another Man's Boots - 6:00
4. December Butterflies - 4:39
5. Juan-Pedron-Lizardo - 1:52
6. Dig That Hole - 5:43

2002 : Creatures EP (BirdPen)

1. 4 Feet Away - 3:54
2. With The Sharks - 5:00
3. The Rabbit Was Cool - 4:03
4. Little Thing - 4:27

2003 : One in Fifty-Four (EP) (BirdPen / JAR Records)

1. A Good Start - 0:48
2. Lost Control - 3:21
3. I'm Never Leaving Home Again - 4:43
4. Put You Back Together - 3:44
5. One in Fifty-Four - 5:43
6. Home - 0:53

2005 : Fake Kid (EP) (BirdPen / JAR Records)

1. Fake Kid - 5:43
2. A Round Of Applause for A Great Disaster - 4:41
3. Huron - 5:46
4. 10,000 Dead Stars - 3:59 (CD-ROM video)

2006 : Be Yourself (EP) (BirdPen / JAR Records)

1. Be Yourself - 3:55
2. Slow - 4:54
3. Sunlight Darkening - 5:49

2008 : On/Off/Safety/Danger (Les Oreilles Bleues / Discograph)

1. Breaking Precedent - 4:45
2. Airspace - 5:52
3. Off - 4:24
4. Machines Live Like Ordinary People - 4:35
5. Man On Fire - 5:18
6. The Ghost Bird - 2:47
7. Admiral Red - 8:01
8. Slow - 4:53
9. The Bird and The Antennas - 1:42
10. Thorns - 5:28
11. Cold Blood - 6:34

2012 : Global Lows (BirdPen / Last Exit Records)

1. No Escape - 6:46
2. Nature Regulate - 6:05
3. Saver Destroyer - 3:54
4. Mule - 4:29
5. Sorrow - 5:24
6. Only The Names Change - 7:12
7. Missing Sun - 3:53
8. A Thousand Followers - 5:28
9. The Bridge - 4:03
10. The Safety In Numbers Is Now Zero - 7:04

2015 : In The Company of Imaginary Friends (BirdPen / Fintage House BV)

1. Like a Mountain - 5:36
2. Somewhere - 4:24
3. Into The Blacklight - 4:50
4. T.C.T.T.Y.A - 6:22
5. Lost It - 5:45
6. Lake's Demand for an Interlude - 1:49
7. No Place Like Drone - 9:41
8. Alive - 4:18
9. Lifeline - 4:48
10. Cell Song - 2:51
11. Equal Parts Hope and Dread - 3:36

2016 : O' Mighty Vision (Jar Records)

1. O'Mighty Vision - 5:47
2. The Chairman - 3:56
3. Tookit - 4:10
4. The Solution Is The Route To All My Problems - 12:23
5. Trust - 6:15
6. Traitors - 5:11
7. Dance To The End - 5:25
8. The Underground - 5:37

2018 : There's Something Wrong With Everything (Jar Records)

1. This Is Your Life - 5:13
2. There's Something Wrong With Everything - 5:37
3. Eyes In The Sky - 4:55
4. Easy Life - 3:39
5. Star Of The Half-time Show - 3:13
6. The End Is On TV - 4:21
7. Brainwash - 1:17
8. Oh So Happy - 4:33
9. Good News - 3:02
10. Natural Rewards - 4:03

2021 : All Function One (Jar Records)

1. Function - 5:24
2. Life in Design - 0:00
3. Modern Junk - 0:00
4. Shakes - 0:00
5. Seat 35 - 0:00
6. Blackhole - 0:00
7. Flames - 0:00
8. Otherside - 0:00
9. Changes - 0:00
10. Universe - 0:00
11. Invisible - 4:05
12. Undone - 0:00

Compilations & Live

2016 : Live in Paris (Jar Records)

1. Like a Mountain - 8:00
2. Into the Blacklight - 5:10
3. Tookit - 4:19
4. The Chairman - 4:40
5. Off - 9:42
6. Only the Names Change - 9:10

2017 : Live in Brussels (Jar Records)

1. O' Mighty Vision - 7:31
2. The Chairman - 4:11
3. Tookit - 4:33
4. The Solution Is The Route Of All My Problems - 12:19
5. Lifeline - 5:28
6. T.C.T.T.Y.A - 6:58
7. Dance To The End - 6:00
8. Into The Black Light - 5:20
9. Off - 10:26
10. The Underground - 6:34
11. Only The Names Change - 9:22

2019 : There's Something Wrong With Everything Live (Jar Records)

1. This Is Your Life (Zurich) - 6:42
2. There's Something Wrong With Everything (Berlin) - 5:05
3. Eyes In The Sky (Rennes) - 4:59
4. Easy Life (Liège) - 3:36
5. Star Of The Half-time Show (Zurich) - 3:34
6. The End Is On TV (Zurich) - 5:44
7. Oh So Happy (Paris) - 4:33
8. Good News (Krakow) - 3:16
9. Natural Rewards (Rennes) - 6:07
10. Off (Southampton) - 9:26
11. Only The Name Change (Feurs) - 12:39

Notes et références

• (en) Liste d'articles de presse à propos de Birdpen

Liens externes

• Site officiel
• Ressources relatives à la musique :
  • Discogs
  • Last.fm
  • MusicBrainz
  • Muziekweb
  • Songkick
  • SoundCloud
• Notices d'autorité :

  • VIAF