No Bird Sing

No Bird Sing
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres	Alternative hip hop Underground hip hop Midwest hip hop
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Strange Famous F to I to X
Associated acts	Guante Eyedea Kristoff Krane Kill the Vultures Hyder Ali
Website	nobirdsing.org
Members	Joe Horton (Eric Blair) Robert Mulrennan Graham O'Brien

No Bird Sing is an alternative hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 2013 they signed to Strange Famous Records.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Rapper and pianist Joe Horton (stage name Eric Blair, after George Orwell) and guitarist Robert Mulrennan were members of the four-piece band Hyder Ali with Kahlil Brewington and Edwin Scherer. The band released one EP, Careless Talk, in early 2009 and disbanded shortly thereafter.^[10] In summer 2008, Horton and Mulrennan formed No Bird Sing with drummer Graham O'Brien and the band released their self-titled debut album in 2009.^[11]

Members

• Joe Horton - rapper/pianist/producer
• Robert Mulrennan - guitarist/producer
• Graham O'Brien - drummer/producer

Discography

Albums

• No Bird Sing (2009)
• Theft of the Commons (2011)
• Definition Sickness (2013)

References

1. Swensson, Andrea (September 10, 2013). "No Bird Sing sign to Strange Famous Records". 89.3 The Current.
2. Thompson, Erik (August 1, 2012). "Kill the Vultures, Kristoff Krane, and No Bird Sing join forces on F to I to X". City Pages.
3. J (April 30, 2010). "Album Review: No Bird Sing". The Word Is Bond.
4. Keller, Josh (April 29, 2011). "No Bird Sing: Theft of the Commons Review". Reviler.
5. Gage, Jeff (April 27, 2011). "No Bird Sing remember Eyedea on Theft of the Commons". City Pages.
6. Maine, David (January 10, 2012). "No Bird Sing: Theft of the Commons". PopMatters.
7. Swanson, Carl Atiya (September 9, 2009). "No Bird Sing reject hip-hop clichés on groundbreaking debut". City Pages.
8. Matteson, Kyle (May 3, 2011). "No Bird Sing at the Cedar Cultural Center: A memorable CD release show with a tribute to Eyedea". Twin Cities Daily Planet.
9. Uddenberg, Brett (September 12, 2013). "No Bird Sing x Sage Francis - "Don't Think" (MP3)". URB.
10. Keller, Josh (2009-03-05). "Hyder Ali “Careless Talk” Review". Culture Bully. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
11. "No Bird Sing". MN Original. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2013-11-09.

External links

• Official Site
• No Bird Sing on Facebook