Birds of Tokyo (album)

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, United States; London, UK; 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. The album won the ARIA Award for Best Rock Album in 2010.

History

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Plans"	3:38
2.	"The Saddest Thing I Know"	3:08
3.	"The Dark Side of Love"	3:42
4.	"In the Veins of Death Valley"	4:10
5.	"Circles"	4:20
6.	"Wild at Heart"	4:01
7.	"The Gap"	3:47
8.	"Murmurs"	4:21
9.	"The Unspeakable Scene"	3:20
10.	"Waiting for the Wolves"	2:58
11.	"If This Ship Sinks (I Give In)"	6:58

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
Anthonny Jackson – bass

Additional musicians

Glenn Sparangany – keyboards, synthesizers

Credits

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	24
Chart (2011)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	56

References

↑ AllMusic review
↑ "Australiancharts.com – Birds of Tokyo – Birds of Tokyo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2010". ARIA. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". ARIA. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

Birds of Tokyo

Ian Kenny Adam Spark Ian "White Goods" Berney Glenn Sarangapany Adam Weston Anthony Jackson

Studio albums	Day One (2007) Universes (2008) Birds of Tokyo (2010) March Fires (2013)

Live albums	The Broken Strings Tour (2010)

Compilation albums	Playlist (2015)

Extended plays	Birds of Tokyo (2005) This Fire (2012) Anchor (2015)

Singles	"One Way/Stay" "Off Kilter" "Black Sheets" "Wayside" "Silhouettic" "Broken Bones" "Wild Eyed Boy" "Head In My Hands" "The Saddest Thing I Know" "Plans" "Wild at Heart" "Circles" "This Fire" "Lanterns" "When the Night Falls Quiet" "Anchor" "I'd Go with You Anywhere"

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