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Mark + Tim + Jon = The Lesser Birds of Paradise
Chicago's Lesser Birds of Paradise formed in the winter of 1998
around the beautifully sparse acoustic songs of singer-songwriter
Mark Janka. There are three main guys now: Mark Janka as Mark Janka, Tim Joyce as The Wizard,
and Jon Hensley as The New New Guy.
Video for "Take the Leaves", from Space Between, courtesy of Skylar.
For more videos please visit our You Tube page.
The Bored Love EP
Released February 14, 2007
Online-only EP. Download for free.
Space Between
Released August 8, 2006
Contraphonic Records 056
The Scenery
Released June 23, 2004
Tight Ship Recordings 053104
String of Bees
Released March 23, 2004
Contraphonic Records 033
It Isn't The Fall
Released May 7, 2002
Loose Thread Recording 009
A Suitable Frame
Released July 25, 2000
Loose Thread Recording 002
WHAT THEY SAID
".Based around guitar work so polite you almost forget it's in the room,
every song is a charming, but emotionally driven piece of clever songwriting."
PITCHFORK MEDIA
". Play this for your lady, and she'll be all romanced up." TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING
"This album is like a nap in a warm blanket.Lesser Birds Of Paradise
come out of left field to earn my highest recommendation. " NOW WAVE
".Sweet!" EDWARD LIFSON host of "Hello Beautiful!"
WHO WEVE PLAYED WITH
American Analog Set, Captain Yonder, Central Falls, Court & Spark, Crooked Fingers, Decibully, the Fruit Bats, Gorky's Zygotic Minci, Micah P. Hinson, Mia Doi Todd, Chris Mills, Odawas, Owen, Places, Radar Brothers, The Wrens, Zincs.
