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Too Short: Midlands duo Bluebyrd waits for the ship to come in on Song and Dance

Posted on 31 December 2022

Asking us to make the most of our short time on this strange planet, Bluebyrd releases that held up vitality with an inspiring track to remember all day called Song and Dance.

Bluebyrd is a Midlands, UK-based folk pop duo who perform with so much love and care on each of their authentically calming songs.

”In this spec of life that’s gone in a flutter, you know what you’ve got to do.” ~ Bluebyrd

Lathered in so much quality which breezes through the speakers like those memorable anthems do, Bluebyrd guides us towards the light with a soul-beaming single to hold hands with.

Song and Dance from Midlands, UK-based folk pop duo Bluebyrd is a step-out-the-shadows soundtrack to get us off our seats and into a better mentality. Showing us where that song-and-dance is, we find a tranquil gem to turn up and enjoy for its pureness in a seemingly unwelcoming world.

If we look up to the sky and stay positive, the day shall always be more enjoyable.

Turn it up on Spotify. See more on IG.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Bluebyrd weaved a timeless folk pop serenade with their latest single, Crystals

Posted on 12 October 2022

The Folk-pop visionary duo Bluebryd entwined modernism with an air of 70s and 80s folk in their latest single, Crystals, mused by a fragile soul traversing a chaotic world with spirituality as a guiding force.

With reminiscences of Ralph McTell and Richard Thompson and melodic echoes of Cash’s Ring of Fire, the lyrically delicate protest to unsettling times will undoubtedly resonate with anyone that has felt at a loss in the current climate of ennui and disillusion. It’s a touching serenade from the folk-pop duo, who are fresh from supporting The Christians and Ian McNabb; they have also been in regular rotation on UK and international radio, with over 200 plays across 2021 and 2022.

Crystals was officially released on October 3rd; check it out on Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Bluebyrd cut through the static in their latest alt-folk single, Too Much Noise

Posted on 5 February 2022
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The Wolverhampton, UK-based alt-folk duo, Bluebyrd, has aurally triumphed once again with their latest single, Too Much Noise, which cuts through the static in our cacophonous existence.

For anyone that acquired a new level of overwhelmed anxiety as a parting gift from the pandemics and other chaos that leaves us feeling powerless, Too Much Noise should be considered an essential release. Not only do Bluebyrd deliver resonance hand over fist, but they also create a cathartic indie-folk soundscape that sits somewhere between Cohen, Billy Brag, Semisonic and the Levellers. I couldn’t think of a better new release to drown out the world to.

Too Much Noise was officially released on January 28th. It is now available to stream and purchase via Bandcamp.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Escape the Social Media Static with Bluebyrd’s Cathartically Stunning Indie Folk Single “Find Your Way”

Posted on 13 April 2020
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If there’s any voice I’m gratified to hear in our confusingly dystopic times, it’s Bluebyrd’s. Their latest single “Find Your Way” is a melodically uplifting feat of Indie Folk Rock which will dissolve the antagonism, fear, noise and vanity which you’ve swallowed online.

It serves as a poignant reminder to step away from the dopamine-sucking static which you’ll find as you’re scrolling through your newsfeed. The single also serves as an accordantly immersive soundscape which offers plenty of escapism through the timeless tones.

This is exactly the kind of music I hoped would come into fruition during lockdown. The UK-based singer-songwriter offered everything I never knew I needed to hear in this stunningly warm track. My soul feels suitably full, and not for the first time through listening to one of Bluebyrd’s singles. Their previous release “Not The Only Show in This Town” was unforgettably resonant.

You can check out Find Your Way for yourselves by heading over to SoundCloud now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Bluebyrd – Not the Only Show in this Town: Chorally Atmospheric Folk Pop

Posted on 4 February 2020
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There was little chance that we’d forget the mellifluous tones of up and coming Folk artist Bluebyrd after hearing their debut album “Uneven Ground” in 2018 and their politically-cathartic single “Song for the Duped” in 2019.

With their first single to be released in 2020 “Not the Only Show in this Town” there’s plenty of serene resonance to soak up.

It may or not surprise you to learn that as a music journalist, I brush up against some caustically salty egos. Not the Only Show in this Time is a pedestal-removing chorally atmospheric reminder that self-projected superiority is more than a little ridiculous.

With the ethereal organ layers weaved into the Alt Folk Pop mix, there was a slight touch of Momus in the track. But ultimately, Bluebyrd’s sound is very much their own. And that’s just one of the reasons why the UK-based artist is incredibly easy to warm to.

You’ll have to wait a little longer before you can check out ‘Not The Only Show In This Town’ which is due for release on all platforms on February 14th. In the meantime, you can head on over to SoundCloud to check out their earlier releases.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Bluebyrd – Song for the Duped: The Dark Folk Protest Song Everyone Needs to Hear

Posted on 8 December 2019
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There was certainly no forgetting Folk artist Bluebyrd after the release of their debut album “Uneven Ground” which was released in 2018. The melodious charm which the soundscapes exuded offered an aural serenity not easily matched.

Their latest single “Song for the Duped” may not offer the same blissful tones, but it’s the dark, angsty protest song which everyone needs to hear right now. As we contend with gaslit Daily Mail readers frustration is an inevitability. Thankfully, Song for the Duped offers plenty of cathartic salvation and dares you to not resign to the apathy. Instead, the single compels you to carry the same smiting attitude as offered in this masterful Americana-inspired Dark Folk Track.

You can check out Song for the Duped for yourselves by heading over to SoundCloud now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Bluebyrd’s Poignant And Powerful Message To The World

Posted on 20 April 2018

Poignant music is normally born of turbulent times and it seems that more and more artists are using their creative platforms to make some vital messages heard rather than the subjects they may have explored in less worrying times. It also says something about the tipping point we are reaching that in the last few months this raft of discontented, worried, angry voices seems to be gathering momentum.

Uneven Ground is a hauntingly beautiful slice of modern acoustic folk, and in the way that folk music has always done raises issues, here regarding refugees, specifically those fleeing the Syrian crisis and of their struggle to find a new life. It also raises questions, maybe not directly, but points to the hypocrisy of their treatment at the hands of the same people and powers who have funded and indeed carried out the attacks which have displaced them.

Musically it is powerful for its starkness, a voice, a rhythmic guitar and some sullen sonic detail and you have everything you need to hammer the point home. All we need to do now is support them via songs such as this so that those voices get heard.