The Bird And The Monkey are a Scottish Experimentalist duo, Sarahjane Swan & Roger Simian (Swan & Simian, get it? The Bird and The Monkey). They came together in 2009 but, to date, a good deal of their musical output has been in the form of annual holiday singles. I'm not sure if I ever came across them before. I will say that, IMO, their 2017 single "Come Home (For Christmas)" is their most accessible. I mean, you can just imagine what "Cannibal Santa" sounds like (yeah, pretty much just like that; paging Christmas Underground).
"Come Home (For Christmas)" is spritely Indie Alt Rock with a bit of that Scottish cadence you might recognize from groups like The Proclaimers and Big Country. Best line? "How long can this song go on?" Apparently 3 minutes and thirty-five seconds. Head over to Bandcamp to download "Come Home (For Christmas)" by The Bird And The Monkey free of charge (feel free to tip). While you're there, you can check out their other Christmas singles:
"All Who Travelled With Us" (2016)
"Cannibal Santa" (2015)
"A Sonnet For Bella McClay On Christmas Day" (2014)
as well as their latest non-Christmas single, "Blow Out The Candle" (which, by the way, is pretty awesome Hard Rock Halloween fare, and free to boot).
"Come Home (For Christmas)" is spritely Indie Alt Rock with a bit of that Scottish cadence you might recognize from groups like The Proclaimers and Big Country. Best line? "How long can this song go on?" Apparently 3 minutes and thirty-five seconds. Head over to Bandcamp to download "Come Home (For Christmas)" by The Bird And The Monkey free of charge (feel free to tip). While you're there, you can check out their other Christmas singles:
"All Who Travelled With Us" (2016)
"Cannibal Santa" (2015)
"A Sonnet For Bella McClay On Christmas Day" (2014)
as well as their latest non-Christmas single, "Blow Out The Candle" (which, by the way, is pretty awesome Hard Rock Halloween fare, and free to boot).
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