Pretty Bird. Smash. has CDs and T-shirts at the.Pretty Bird. Smash. Merch Store. Click Here. It's a Link. And if you wanna be wicked supportive, you can add us to your library on Last.FM here:
Now. Things you should know if you want to know about us, aside from the fact that Brian sucks at code:
We have this show coming up:
4/17/2010 at Plush with Stillsuit and Sketching in Stereo. We might make this a 3-piece thing with Ben from Awestrich, because, well, it just seems like it's going that way, doesn't it. And we are all gay for each others' creativity.
Our bios/words of promotion:BIOS:Brian Field , after having run away, confused, from a Boston-based post-hardcore "crossover" type band in 1995, opted to quit music all together, until he got over himself and started doing open mics in 2007 as an obnoxious singer/songwriter with an acoustic 12-string. He booked solo shows at clubs around town, and experimented with different band configurations (working with Courtney Robbins, Fen Ikner, and Miguel Monroy, among others), until he met multi-instrumentalist Matt Anderson around mid-2008 and formed Pretty Bird. Smash.Matt Anderson grew up in Kansas, and was in Manhattan bands The Hard Guilt, and Egomaniacs when he lived there. Then he moved to Tucson in the early 00's, and formed Awestrich, which is retarded heavy and you should also check out (check our top friends). Matt plays drums, homemade lapsteel, and keys in PB.S.Matt shares a birthday with his van, which is delightfully creepy. March 9th.
Brian's birthday is the day after theirs'. March 10th. Keep us all in mind when you're doing your shopping.Words of Promotion: Here's some words from a couple dudes who liked PB.S. stuff, in various stages, enough to write something.
Songwriting/Musical Genius Sherwin Sleeves of Radioghost.com says:"Wow! love the sounds.I just listened to four or five of the tunes and only about half way cause I'm late to get out the door, but just REALLY dug it. If you're not signed, definitely try to send this stuff out to labels. Someone will grab ya if you keep pushing."
U of A Professor/music writer/oft called upon Joe Strummer Expert, Charles Bertsch, on Mog.com about a demo he got his hands on:
“[Field] consistently steers clear of the alternative Southwestern ornaments - some would say clichés - that have dominated the indie scene here for two decades.You could say, in fact, that Field's music goes
out of its way to resist being placed, an admirable quality that could well make it more difficult for him to get the attention he deserves.In Field's case, however, the force and specificity of his lyrical invention may yet be enough to make up for the easy ways out he tries hard not to take.At first glance, these lyrics may seem too matter-of-fact, banal even. The closer you look and the harder you listen, however, the more it becomes apparent that what seems simple here actually represents deft maneuvering to avoid the pitfalls that leave so many songwriters staring up at the jungle from six feet down.Field's half-sung delivery and rhythm-forward acoustic guitar work sometimes reminds of The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle. But whereas the latter tends to retreat into an irony shell when things get too real, Field pushes forward in the quixotic quest for sincerity. In that regard, he reminds me more of the solo acoustic side to Hüsker Dü and Sugar's Bob Mould.”
Ben Cook, formerly of Saint Rorschach and currently of Chicago's Ghostrunner Assembly
"If Brian Field played an electric guitar and had a full backing band, he'd be one of the loudest motherfuckers on Earth.or at least in Tucson. And I would know. But he doesn't, so you can actually hear the notes he's playing, which is really pretty cool."
