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Night Birds flock back with "My Dad Is the BTK"

Posted by Loren on August 4, 2018

Night Birds flock back with "My Dad Is the BTK"
Night Birds flock back with "My Dad Is the BTK"

Night Birds will return with a brand new 8-songer titled Roll Credits on Sept. 21 via Fat Wreck Chords.

The East Coast punk band will release the album on 12" and also in a limited edition 7" box set. Each 7" in the box set features unique cover art. 

Roll Credits also marks two events for the band. One, it celebrates their tenth year since forming, and two, it marks the return of original guitarist Mike Hunchback, making the group a five-piece.

The band chose the 12" EP format, vocalist Brian Forsegner says, because: “Whether it’s Negative Approach’s Tied Down or Minor Threat’s Out Of Step, people think of those as full albums but, technically speaking, they’re not...They go down smoother, and you’re not left with any filler album tracks.” 

The band will also be on tour later this fall, included stops at Wild Fest 3 and The Fest 17. Check out the dates and the new song after the jump.

Track Listing:
1. Pull The String
2. Onward To Obscurity
3. My Dad is the BTK
4. I Need a Torch
5. The Day I Beat My Brain
6. White Noise Machine
7. Radium Girls
8. Roll Credits
 
Night Birds— 2018 Tour Dates
08/11/18 Amityville, NY at Amityville Music Hall WILD FEST 3
09/27/18 Denver, CO at 7th Circle Music Collective 
09/28/18 Minneapolis, MN atMortimers Bar 
09/29/18 Chicago, IL at Cobra Lounge 
10/19/18 Brooklyn, NY at Market Hotel w/ Spiritual Cramp, Radioactivity 
10/20/18 Baltimore, MD at Ottobar w/ Radioactivity 
10/24/18 Ybor City, FL at PRE-FEST 
10/26/18 Gainesville, FL at THE FEST 17 
11/09/18 Asbury Park, NJ at Asbury Park Brewery w/ Dark Thoughts 
11/10/18 Asbury Park, NJ at Asbury Park Brewery w/ Conmen 
11/23/18 Philadelphia, PA at Everybody Hits 
12/05/18 Los Angeles, CA at Zebulon 
12/06/18 Albany, CA at Ivy Room 
12/07/18 Portland, OR at Tonic Lounge 
12/08/18 Vancouver, BC Canada at SBC Restaurant 
12/15/18 Allston, MA at Great Scott w/ Dark Thoughts

Night Birds flock back with "My Dad Is the BTK"
Night Birds flock back with "My Dad Is the BTK"

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