A Lot Like Birds: excellent crossover prog
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Suggest New Bands and Artists
Forum Description: Suggest, create polls, and classify new bands you would like included on Prog Archives
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78029
Printed Date: March 03 2025 at 11:57
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: A Lot Like Birds: excellent crossover prog
Posted By: tupan
Subject: A Lot Like Birds: excellent crossover prog
Date Posted: May 04 2011 at 09:19
|
A Lot Like Birds is a Crossover Prog Band influenced by mathcore, post-rock, indie rock and many crazy things. Their first album, Plan B, was released in 2009 Listen: Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/alotlikebirds" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/alotlikebirds Bandcamp (entire album for streaming): http://alotlikebirds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://alotlikebirds.bandcamp.com/ ------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Replies:
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: May 04 2011 at 17:57
|
thanks, we'll check it ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
|
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: May 04 2011 at 18:01
|
Cool stuff. I've alerted the Xover team.
------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
|
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: May 05 2011 at 07:19
|
Hey man, what is "Xover"?
------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: May 05 2011 at 07:53
Crossover. 
|
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: May 05 2011 at 09:09
|
That abbreviation always irritated me. It's not very clear to people who haven't encountered it before, and you're only saving 4 fricking keystrokes.
------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: The Monodrone
Date Posted: May 05 2011 at 09:28
LOL -------------  
|
Henry Plainview wrote:Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: May 06 2011 at 23:18
 -------------  |
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 04:16
|
Xover is Crossover because X is cross, alright ? It's part of "understanding PA" ritual.
------------- There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu  Even my |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 04:19
|
Like crossmas and kings cross, symphonic cross, and brand cross -------------  
|
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 07:08
LMAO, I see what u did there  |
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 08:53
|
Well, but the band is being evaluated, right?
------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 14:05
yeaaa... ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
|
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 14:07
I just reminded the team, but yes, they are. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
|
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: June 15 2011 at 20:01
|
A Lot Like Birds was rejected by the "Xover" Team! See:
http://progfreak.com/A-Lot-Like-Birds-141730.html?path=pa/recent" rel="nofollow - http://progfreak.com/A-Lot-Like-Birds-141730.html?path=pa/recent And now? Ecletic? Heavy Prog? "Cause this band IS prog... ------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: June 15 2011 at 21:57
|
xover is your last hope, unless you can get a Special Collaborator to support a suggestion for prog related. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
|
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 16 2011 at 20:27
|
I'll notify the Heavy Prog team, but can you please post more relevant samples? The first one is promising, but second one not so much. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 16 2011 at 21:35
|
very good band, and confusing as to what it is they're doing; I agree we need more cuts, but what I've heard is fairly eclectic |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 16 2011 at 21:51
| I see now that a link to the streaming of the full album was posted in the OP, will check that. |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 18:54
How were these guys rejected for crossover?  -------------   
|
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 19:34
|
Not my call, I didn't manage to take a vote. You gotta ask other guys from team.
------------- There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 19:45
Even if you did I doubt it would be enough to overrule the majority here. Sad, really sad. -------------
|
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 20:48
Hum, it's true, your name is not there Marty. Why don't you voted? ------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 20:52
would you prefer dictatorship? |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 21:34
What? Just because I don't agree with the team's final decision I'm for tyranny?  -------------
|
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 21:39
| yes that's what I meant; you're a bad, bad person |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 22:18
|
It0's great tio give an opinion without having responsibility. I agree with Xover Team, has complex and elaborate material more related to Heavy than to Crossover, but at the end and after listening all the album...Prog Related would be fine. Iván ------------- 
|
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: June 18 2011 at 07:08
Haven't managed to get there and vote in time, thinking about other votes, listening other music than voting ones... For situations where someone does not want to vote, there is NO VOTE option. Note that it's different than voting NO. I usually vote NO VOTE in case there are not enough samples. This time however, other members were faster. ------------- There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my |
Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: June 18 2011 at 08:09
|
While they had bits of prog, especially in the songs posted on this thread, the majority of what I heard is just post punk.
If another team wants them, I have no problem with that. ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 18 2011 at 17:13
What we call "Crossover Prog" is that side of art rock that touches the mainstream via emphasis on the melodic content - I can't really see this band fitting this context. |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: June 18 2011 at 17:34
That's exactly why I'm surprised they were rejected. But whatever, my opinion isn't going to change their decision anyway. -------------
|
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 18 2011 at 18:00
|
I don't remember this band being accessible or melodic, more like being maybe eligible for Heavy Prog based on the first sample. I'll get back with my final impression after I listen to the whole album. |
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: June 18 2011 at 18:11
|
Guys, guys ...
------------- There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: June 20 2011 at 01:44
YES. Wait, I get to be dictator, right? Cos I already got a hat picked out and everything... ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 20 2011 at 02:36
|
The fuchsia beret that reeks of beer? |
Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: June 20 2011 at 14:57
Then again, we're still living off that Bjork windfall... ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: June 20 2011 at 17:25
No, don't get me wrong, it is not like I'm actually trying to give you guys a hard time or anything, it is just that it came as a HUGE surprise the fact that this band was not approved. I mean, I'm completelly mind-blown because, as I see, they would fit perfectly in the genre's style. -------------
|
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: September 22 2011 at 18:01
|
BTW, these guys have been ping-pong'd to Eclectic. Let's see what happens there. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
|
Posted By: yam yam
Date Posted: September 22 2011 at 20:06
|
Try and take a little time over this one guys - they have a new album coming out in less than three weeks (Oct 11) called "Conversation Piece". Some songs from it have already been uploaded on YouTube: First the two official ones: Now one that was uploaded much earlier in the year: And now the band playing some new material live: Not really my sort of music, so I won't comment further. Edit: Other than to say it's available here: http://new.merchnow.com/catalogs/a-lot-like-birds" rel="nofollow - http://new.merchnow.com/catalogs/a-lot-like-birds in three different packages: - on its own, with a poster, or with a poster and a t-shirt. Tracklist for anyone interested is: 1) Orange Time Machines Care
2) Think Dirty Out Loud 3) Vanity's Fair 4) Properties Of Friction 5) Truly Random Code 6) Abbr. 7) The Blowtorch Is Applied To The Sugar 8) A Satire Of A Satire Of A Satire Is Tiring 9) Sesame Street Is No Place For Me 10) Tantrum (Far From The Tree, The Apple Grew Rotten) 11) What Didn't Kill Me Just Got Stronger |
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: September 23 2011 at 07:33
|
^So, any news on this? Ecletic or Heavy Prog?
------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: September 23 2011 at 09:11
|
A very quick scan sounds like Mars Volta with a stronger presence of punk/hard-core. More listening would be required but I'd start there where we have TMV now. It isn't Crossover Prog for sure. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: September 23 2011 at 15:53
|
We voted to move them to Eclectic. Eclectic has a large backlog ATM, so it may be a little while until they are re-addressed. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
|
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: September 24 2011 at 14:02
|
^They're aproved, so? Good! ------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: September 24 2011 at 14:18
|
Not yet, no. They have to be evaluated by the Eclectic team first. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
|
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: September 24 2011 at 16:53
|
Why hasn't this band been suggested to Post rock / math rock first? If anything, it's not Eclectic prog. From what I can tell, it's hardcore rock music with some experimental bits. Am I missing something? ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: TopographicTales
Date Posted: September 24 2011 at 17:07
| This album is crazy good, I keep finding out about sick new bands through this forum. Thanks for that guys. Love it! |
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: September 24 2011 at 17:10
|
This will be hard...
------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |