Rare Birds: Hour Of Song

After a live album (of new, one-off tracks) and an EP to get the year started at a leisurely pace, The Bug Club cap off 2023 with their second full-length album - an hour-and-a-bit long double LP called Rare Birds: Hour of Song. Their fifth release since joining forces with We Are Busy Bodies earlier this year, 'Rare Birds...' is a culmination of a year spent relentlessly touring. But it's not one of those hackneyed road records. It's about birds, to an extent. Well, it is, and it isn't. And it is 47-songs long, featuring 23 Cutler-esque spoken-word tracks that weave through the music telling a surreal story to accompany the band's usual witty, taut garage rock.A1. Burds wurds - my first lieA2. Samuel Was Beautiful TonightA3. Burds wurds - for feelingA4. I Will Feel The SameA5. Burds wurds - tomorrows triangleA6. UndoneA7. Burds wurds - i think we'll go with thisA8. Fully ClothedA9. Burds wurds - the keyA10. MarriageA11. Burds wurds - shut my beakA12. Four Sisters B1. Burds wurds - what's your sweet cereal?B2. Is This The Music You Like?B3. Can Ya Change A Thing Like This?B4. Burds wurds - hot emptinessB5. We Can't All Play SaxophonesB6. Burds wurds - big gold medallionB7. Short And RoundB8. Burds wurds - louder than normal ha ha haB9. Passionflower, Paperbacks And WoodliceB10. Burds wurds - the pantry flapB11. Blues Magicians C1. Burds wurds - the big frogC2. Strawberry SeasonC3. Burds wurds - it's lovelyC4. Do It All AgainC5. Burds wurds - really niceC6. Drown Me OutC7. Burds wurds - twelve surnamesC8. One Big Heavy PersonC9. Burds wurds - more of a pretty Turkish bookmarkC10. Mister Do You Have The Time For Sittin?C11. Burds wurds - fish tongueC12. In My Hour Of SonD1. The Loudest ViolinD2. Burds wurds - now we can move onD3. Antique HeirloomsD4. Burds wurds - cubed up!D5. Cheap LinenD6. Burds wurds - something smallD7. Rare BirdsD8. Burds wurds - ready for livingD9. Three BriansD10. Burds wurds - from one rare birdD11. Wide Awake ForeverD12. Burds wurds - this story's end