''Birds of Tokyo'' is the third album by Australian alternative rock band Birds of Tokyo, released on 23 July 2010 through

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. It was recorded in

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, Australia;

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;

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; and

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, Sweden, produced by

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, co-produced by Adam Spark and mixed by

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. This is the last album to feature Anthony Jackson on bass guitar before his departure in March 2011. At the

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, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. The album won the

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in 2010.

History

In early 2010 the band returned to the studio to commence work on their third album. March 2010 saw the release of " The Saddest Thing I Know" and the announcement of an Australian tour by the same name, supported by New Zealand-based band

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. The second single "Plans" was premiered on

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's '2010' show on Triple j Radio on Sunday 20 June.

Track listing

CD

DVD

* "The Saddest Thing I Know" promotional video clip – 3:14 * "The Saddest Thing I Know" (3D version) promotional video clip – 3:14 * The Making of "The Saddest Thing I Know" – 2:55 * The Making of "The Saddest Thing I Know" (3D version) – 3:11 * "Plans" promotional video clip – 3:37 * The Making of "Plans" – 6:17 * Studio 301 Live Session ("The Saddest Thing I Know", "Murmurs", "Wild at Heart", "Circles", "In the Veins of Death Valley" and "Wayside") – 28:49 * Making of the Album Studio Footage – 11:02 * Interview with Scott Horscroft and Adam Spark – 14:15 * Photo montage (52 photos) – 2:53

Personnel

* Ian Kenny – vocals * Adam Spark – guitars, vocals, keyboards * Adam Weston – drums, percussion * Anthony Jackson – bass Additional musicians * Glenn Sarangapany – keyboards, synthesizers

Production

* All songs written by Birds of Tokyo * Producer –

* Co-producer – Adam Spark * Engineer (assistant) –

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* Mixer –

* Mastering –

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* Recorded at Big Jesus Burger Studios * Recorded at Svenska Grammofonstudion * Recorded at Air Studios * Mixed at Electric Lady Studios * Mastered by Gateway Mastering

History

Track listing

CD

DVD

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References