I've been a fan of Birdie Busch for over a decade after every single Philly area connection I've had (Dr Dog, etc) had been singing her praises... She also collaborated with Golden Boots on the 8" picture discs PIAPTK released a few years back. We re-entered each other's orbits a few months ago when she was working with Ryen from Golden Boots on his new solo LP under the project name "OutDoors" (which will is currently in the PIAPTK queue). She sent me her new album, and I replied "Hey! Nice to hear from you! I'll check it out!"... but about 30 seconds into the second song, I paused it and sent another email... "Ummmmm. YUP! I'm INTO IT> let's talk...........". and I finished out the record and was NOT disappointed. This record is incredible. She made it with her partner Todd Erk (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah), and from the songwriting to the production, it is perfection all the way.

A few versions:

200 copies on Emerald Green Vinyl
20 Handmade Test Pressings on Black Vinyl PLUS the Unique Handmade Production LP PLUS the "Patreon Only(ish) Bonus 7" Lathe Cut)
30 Patreon Version on Hand poured Vinyl

( I Went down to the pressing plant and got to hand make some copies of the record. 25 copies (hand Painted covers by Birdie) for the test pressing are "super unique" ,where I did weird splatters and A side/BSide, etc. Then I made about 45 copies as "Hand pours" with glitter and metallic pelllets to be beautiful weird (and unique) for my Patreon subscribers.

BLURB FROM BRIDIE:
Recorded with Craig Hendrix (Japanese Breakfast), Todd Erk (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah), and Jaron Olevsky (Amos Lee), along with other longtime core bandmates Ross Bellenoit and Carl Cheeseman, the album includes swirling harmonies by Americana artist Brittany Ann Tranbaugh with horns and woodwinds by ambient and improvisational players Koof Ibi and Kevin Russell, creating a new direction and vibe.

Birdie’ s been steadily crafting a sprawling, genre-defying modern American songbook. Critics from American Songwriter to Paste Magazine have likened Birdie’s spirit to Syd Barrett and Eudora Welty, while acknowledging what she does as her own thing, with appreciation for the strange and beautiful place it resides.

This record is about big societal changes as much as immediate community needs. Perseverance by hook or crook. Breaks and reconnection. Paying attention. Growing internal and external land/sound/lifescapes and the relationships between them. It’s about not always knowing-with awareness that even unknowing is transmuted through the process. If we are wading in a metaphorical and physical swamp Birdie Busch’s songs are an attempt at what should be left when the mesh gets pulled up from the murk. This record is full of golden nuggets and mystical gems from that sifting.