Sunbirds

Sunbirds formed in 2020 with a line-up that made sense on paper and sounded even better in a room. It featured Dave Hemingway (co-founder of The Beautiful South) and Laura Wilcockson on vocals. They recorded and released their debut album "Cool To Be Kind" that same year.

Then real life turned up uninvited.

The world locked down. Their booking agent helped himself to half the recording budget and disappeared. Jerry bass player flew off. Drummer Marc and Laura flew off. Dave flew off. Which left Sunbirds as a flock of two: Phil & Chris. The last men standing, still holding the songs.

Now the band is putting out an EP the old-fashioned way. It’s a compilation of the recordings made with Dave and Laura called "15% Happier" and includes a brand-new, previously unreleased track "Bring It Back" introducing Chris as the band's new singer. The new track won’t be on Spotify. Not yet. Maybe not ever. If you want to hear it, you’ll need to own the CD.

Limited run. CD only. No algorithm required.

Every penny raised from the EP will go straight into recording the next Sunbirds album "A Life Worth Living". The songs are written and good to go — the money just isn’t. So when you buy the EP, you’re not just keeping the past alive. You’re helping us build what comes next.

Sunbirds: bruised, but still singing.