Earlier this week we wrote about the latest album by The Bug Club, hereby also about the support act on their UK tour in November, a choice that makes perfect sense given their love for ‘burds wurds’. We’re talking about British Birds, the Chorley-based garage pop/indie rock/psych outfit featuring Bobby Mambo (lead vocals, guitar), Emma Townson (vocals, percussion), Ellie Winstanley (bass, backing vocals) and Lewis O’Neill (drums). Last January they flew over with their nice debut full-length In Search of Mr Rykyn, now they drop the wonderful Sucking Funny EP. We hear six confident and versatile songs chock full of hooks, where heavy guitars and sweet singing are just as easily combined as chucklesome lyrics with catchy harmonies (“Do do do doo” in My Bar, “Oh (oh) Oh (oh) Oh (oh) Oh (oh)” in Scowl). There is a lot going on and it is presented with a theatric feel, all very captivating. The audience at the upcoming live shows will be amazed.

Sucking Funny, written and produced by Robert Mambo Townson, is out now digitally and on CD (self-released).

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