Robin Allender — The Bird and the Word

Release date: 9th July, 2007

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The Bird and the Word is the debut album from Robin Allender.

1. The Bower
2. The School Field (MP3)
3. Winter
4. Black Wave Part One (MP3)
5. The Memory Trap
6. Cheater at Patience
7. Black Wave Part Two
8. Stag and Hounds
9. Leaves (MySpace stream)
10. Green Wound (Video)
11. We, Emmanuel Light, Love Ocean

• Lyrics
• Hi-res artwork
• Press kit

Press

• Stylus. B+.

  “It evokes both English folk traditionalists Fairport Convention and electric revisionists Steeleye Span, though in more intimate settings. Though sparse, songs brush on layers when necessary. Shivering chords illuminate ‘Winter’ like distant lamps, while Allender's acoustic guitar frames its chilly foreground. Though Allender’s wordplay is sharp, his picking is sharper; it has the immaculate detail of Nick Drake’s.”

• Amelia’s Magazine

  “Allender managed to escape from the powerful sounds of Gravenhurst to build his intimate universe made of falling leaves and infinite sadness, creating a debut album that is one of the most promising things I heard in a while.”

• Said the Gramophone
• Shake Your Fist