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Reviews:

On Birds Say, Darlingside breathe life into a collection of cinematic, intelligent, and deeply moving songs. The four vocalists and multi-instrumentalists construct every piece collaboratively, pooling ideas so that each song bears the imprint of four different writing voices. Playful vocal permutations swing from four-part unison to CSNY-inspired group harmonies, underpinned by rich, carefully crafted soundscapes. The band s penchant for smashing electronic sounds with traditional acoustic textures often bowed or plucked strings on a bed of ambient guitar swells and self-oscillating delays-shines throughout the album.

The final product threads the collective memory of the four songwriters, nodding to the music of their parents generation while establishing a sounds that is all their own.