I'd Rather Die Than Live Forever, by Brendan Kelly and the Wandering Birds

I'd Rather Die Than Live Forever

by Brendan Kelly and the Wandering Birds

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1.	Suffer The Children, Come Unto Me 02:51	buy track
2.	Doin' Crimes 02:36	buy track
3.	A Man With The Passion Of Tennessee Williams 03:28	buy track
4.	What's A Boy To Do 01:58	buy track
5.	Ramblin' Revisited 02:58	buy track
6.	Dance Of The Doomed 03:24	buy track
7.	American Vagina 01:30	buy track
8.	East St. Louis 03:14	buy track
9.	Latenightsupersonicelasticbags 03:12	buy track
10.	Your Mother 02:27	buy track
11.	Covered In Flies 02:33	buy track
12.	The Thud And The Echo 02:50	buy track

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Brendan Kelly is a blogger, father, TV host, and frontman of The Lawrence Arms; and this newest rock band was formed in the spirit of other artist collectives like Wu-Tang Clan and Crass. The ambitious 12-song debut is a brave collaboration of friends (musicians, graphic artists, studio nerds, and even a college film professor) and it offers diverse songs and ample instrumentation to set this album apart from the typical punker-goes-acoustic project. The Wandering Birds employ distorted guitars, vibraphone, lap steel, drum loops, piano, and more to deliver a true departure—both musically and thematically—on this dynamic record.

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released March 27, 2012

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