One resounding message: love is greater than fear. That’s what resonates from the music of Tin Bird Choir as they wail and rock and try to squeeze a bit of light from the time and place they live in. With literate lyrics, organic harmonies, and urgent melodies, the band’s debut album Barn Rock says, “Hey, I have been through some heartache and joy, and here is my story, can you relate?”
It’s a revival, this Barn Rock, a soulful meander through life’s richness and darkness. The opening plea of "(I want my) Truck Back," an electric ode to a Toyota SR-5 truck they sold for a dollar, weaves the history of the truck from the Poconos to Chinqeteague (maybe the only time that word appears in a rock and roll song). “Treat You Right” offers some compassion to those who find themselves back home after being away, “…in their eyes you’re just a kid…they don’t understand, but I will try….” Sharing two lead vocalists, reminiscent of Timbuk 3, the album swirls through rural life from the edge of a cornfield "…standing in a cornfield/you get a sense of what's real…” And onward to the tests of modern love, “…it’s hard to listen to a heartbreaker cry…” and the desire for a better world in "Trees" with its shining refrain, "…when the power of love overcomes the love of power/this’ll be our finest hour/and we'll know peace….” Barn Rock closes with a woozy lament for the mysterious retirement of American swing era clarinetist Artie Shaw.
Recorded at Morningstar Studios and produced with Grammy Award winning producer Glenn Barratt, the band is not afraid to also include a song recorded in their barn on their Apple laptop, "New York Times". The album showcases the sounds of an experienced studio engineer using the finest ribbon mics and gear, and the driving, gritty, leaking sounds of a band ready to be heard.
They’re receiving a lot of support from Philadelphia's WXPN Pick of The Day. And the City Paper’s Mary Armstrong, says of the band, “…. one local group that should appeal to both sides of the fray [Philadelphia Folk Festival’s changing audience] is the Tin Bird Choir, all acoustic and all contemporary…”. The Allentown Morning Call says the CD has “…. intelligence and originality to anchor vocal harmonies and acoustic picking.”
All of this attention has led to performance opportunities at many of the city’s best venues including the Tin Angel, World Café Live and the Kimmel Center. This coming August the band will make their return appearance at the venerable 49th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. Also planned for this summer is their first show at the Sellersville Theatre in June, Bethlehem Musikfest in August, Jerryfest in Kempton, the Jenkintown Festival of the Arts and the Strand Theater in York at Thanksgiving.
So with their unique alt-folk barn rock gaining wider appreciation, look for Tin Bird Choir to bring their vantage point from the cornfield to a street corner near you.
For booking or questions contact: tinbirdchoir@comcast.net
Tin Bird's debut CD, BARN ROCK is for sale now at CDBaby.com
"Tin Bird Choir. It's slightly country, slightly rock and definitely good, wholesome music that you can't help but enjoy listening to. Check them out, let them grow on you, and join one of the coolest families around." - Laurie Perini, The Phoenix
Thanks to Julie Tabouli Corredato for her help with the bio!
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