Birds of Tokyo (album) explained

Birds of Tokyo
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Birds of Tokyo
Cover:	Birds of Tokyo (album).jpg
Released:	23 July 2010
Recorded:	2010
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	44:23
Label:	EMI
Producer:	Scott Horscroft and Adam Spark
Prev Title:	The Broken Strings Tour
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	This Fire (EP)
Next Year:	2012

Birds of Tokyo is the third album by Australian alternative rock band Birds of Tokyo, released on 23 July 2010 through EMI Records. It was recorded in Sydney, Australia; New York City; London; and Gothenburg, Sweden, produced by Scott Horscroft, co-produced by Adam Spark and mixed by Michael Brauer. This is the last album to feature Anthony Jackson on bass guitar before his departure in March 2011. At the J Awards of 2010, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.^[1]

The album won the ARIA Award for Best Rock Album in 2010.

History

In early 2010 the band returned to the studio to commence work on their third album. March 2010 saw the release of "The Saddest Thing I Know" and the announcement of an Australian tour by the same name, supported by New Zealand-based band Midnight Youth. The second single "Plans" was premiered on Richard Kingsmill's '2010' show on Triple j Radio on Sunday 20 June.

Track listing

DVD

• "The Saddest Thing I Know" promotional video clip – 3:14
• "The Saddest Thing I Know" (3D version) promotional video clip – 3:14
• The Making of "The Saddest Thing I Know" – 2:55
• The Making of "The Saddest Thing I Know" (3D version) – 3:11
• "Plans" promotional video clip – 3:37
• The Making of "Plans" – 6:17
• Studio 301 Live Session ("The Saddest Thing I Know", "Murmurs", "Wild at Heart", "Circles", "In the Veins of Death Valley" and "Wayside") – 28:49
• Making of the Album Studio Footage – 11:02
• Interview with Scott Horscroft and Adam Spark – 14:15
• Photo montage (52 photos) – 2:53

Personnel

• Ian Kenny – vocals
• Adam Spark – guitars, vocals, keyboards
• Adam Weston – drums, percussion
• Anthony Jackson – bass

Additional musicians

• Glenn Sarangapany – keyboards, synthesizers

Production

• All songs written by Birds of Tokyo
• Producer – Scott Horscroft
• Co-producer – Adam Spark
• Engineer (assistant) – Jean-Paul Fung
• Mixer – Michael Brauer
• Mastering – Bob Ludwig
• Recorded at Big Jesus Burger Studios
• Recorded at Svenska Grammofonstudion
• Recorded at Air Studios
• Mixed at Electric Lady Studios
• Mastered by Gateway Mastering

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	24
Chart (2011)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	56

Notes and References

1. Web site: The J Award 2010. Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010. 15 August 2020.
2. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2010. ARIA. 15 January 2015.
3. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011 . ARIA . 15 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127161817/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2011.htm . 27 January 2012 .