Tag: Birdflipper

Birdflipper – No Sound

“Starts out with a whole lot more promise than what actually comes out.”

Tim: Nope, not a clue about the name, but never mind that now.

Tom: Well, I imagine they’re someone who flips the bi… oh, you mean the track title. Yeah, no idea.

Tim: Yeah, we’ve seen the band before, though fortunately they’ve ditched the 360º video gimmick.

Tim: Thing is, for me that starts out with a whole lot more promise than what actually comes out.

Tom: Oh good, it’s not just me.

Tim: Right? As the intro builds up, I’m thinking “great, banging dance tune on the way” and it sort of delivers on that, but that’s a big sort of. Come the chorus, it seems we’ve slightly downgraded to a more usual pop rock song, with just a few dancey synthy themes.

Tom: And my brain immediately compares them to Paramore, not just because there’s a female vocalist but because that chorus line sounds a heck of a lot like “That’s What You Get”.

Tim: Thing is, song’s still very good, with great energy, top melody and excellent production. I just, kind of feel cheated, you know?

Tom: Good guitar work though. I hope 80s guitar solos are making a comeback.

Birdflipper – Come On!

“A fun and definitely not gimmicky 360º video.”

Tim: New Swedish group, EP out now, and here’s one of their tracks, with a fun and definitely not gimmicky 360º video.

Tim: I’ll be honest: I don’t like that video.

Tom: Media world: stop trying to make 360º video happen. It’s not going to happen.

Tim: No. And here’s the deal: I like the let’s have fun and party vibe, but the 360º thing ruins it. I want to be able to watch everything happening – I don’t want to be swinging my phone around wildly worrying about what I’m missing out on, when I should be paying attention to the music as well.

BUT ANYWAY, I do like the song, sounding as it does like an early Avril Lavigne track (by which I mean the ones she did before she got replaced by a lookalike).

Tom: The trouble with bands like this is they’ll always get compared to either Avril Lavigne or Paramore, and it’s difficult for the sound to stand on its own. This is pretty good, although… look, it’s basically a Paramore album track at best, and I sort of hate myself for making that comparison.

Tim: It’s fun, it’s rocky – I’ve always got room for decent female-fronted rock – so all in all I’m very much in favour. The whole EP’s in a similar vein, so if you like this it’s definitely worth a bit of your time. CHECK IT OUT.