Birds of Tokyo are an Australian alternative rock band from

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, Western Australia. Their debut album, ''

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,'' gained them domestic success, reaching number three on the AIR Independent Album charts and spending a total of 36 consecutive weeks in the top ten. In 2008, the band released ''

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'', which made it to number three on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. 2010 saw the band's self-titled third studio release '' Birds of Tokyo'' spend over eight months on the Australian top 20, peaking at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart. The double platinum album received the 2010

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and in early 2011 the band's breakthrough hit " Plans" ranked number four on Triple J's Hottest 100. The album's follow-up single, " Wild at Heart", reached number one on the country's national airplay chart and won the band an APRA Award. In 2013, the band released their fourth studio album '' March Fires''. Supported by the album's first two singles " This Fire" and "

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", ''March Fires'' debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart—the band's first number-one record. The album was certified gold within four weeks of release and the triple platinum single "Lanterns" was the most played song on Australian radio for the first six months of 2013. The band released their fifth studio album ''

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'' in November 2016. Their sixth studio album, ''

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'', was released in April 2020. It topped the Australian charts upon its release.

History

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2004–2005: Early years

Birds of Tokyo formed in 2004 from a collaboration between members of another Perth act Tragic Delicate and

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, from which Ian Kenny came. The band formed when guitarist Adam Spark asked Kenny to sing on some demos intended to be sold for publication rights. The results were so good, they decided to form a band and release the songs themselves. They took their name from an article one member had read about the absence of birds in Tokyo's high-density central business district due to pollution and overcrowding. "We thought that was interesting, no birds in Tokyo – we thought, we'll be the birds of Tokyo", he says. In January 2005, Birds of Tokyo released their debut EP, '' Birds of Tokyo''. In October 2005, Birds of Tokyo released a double A side single "

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". It was recorded in

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with acclaimed producer Forrester Savell (

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2006–2007: ''Day One''

2006 saw the band touring regional Western Australia on a three-week tour in January, before returning to

to finish working on their debut album, ''

''. The album was released on 3 February 2007 and debuted at No. 88 on the ARIA Albums Chart and No. 3 on the AIR albums chart. Directly following the release, the band embarked on extensive touring, starting with their "Day One" tour, playing in five capital cities around Australia. Birds of Tokyo also performed at the

leg of the 2007

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and the at Blackjack 2007 (the relocated

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festival). Birds of Tokyo were nominated for two awards in the 2007 AIR Awards (Australian Independent Record Association) for Best Performing Independent Album and Most Outstanding New Independent Artist. "Wayside" was voted in at No. 61 in

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's Hottest 100 of 2007. They were also recognized in ''

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'' magazine as 'Artists to Watch' in 2007.

2008–2009: ''Universes''

The band recorded their second album ''

'' in

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, which was mixed in

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(

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). The debut single from the album, "

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", was released as a free download on 14 April 2008. The album was released 5 July 2008 and debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart and at No. 1 on the AIR albums chart. The album reached gold status in Australia in January 2009. The band played all Australian shows at the

in 2009. "Broken Bones", "Silhouettic" and "Wild Eyed Boy" were voted in at No. 20, No. 22 and No. 51 respectively in the Hottest 100 of 2008. In late 2009, the band embarked on the Broken Strings tour, which featured acoustic interpretations of a selection of their work to date, accompanied by a string quartet and grand piano arranged by producer Anthony Cormican. The supporting artist was Glenn Richards (lead singer of

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). A CD and DVD featuring recordings from the tour was available to preorder at the shows, and was released in early 2010 as '' The Broken Strings Tour''. Birds of Tokyo were nominated for the 2009

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Oz Artist of the Year.

2010–2011: ''Birds of Tokyo''

In early 2010, the band returned to the studio to work on their eponymous third album. In March 2010 the band released the single " The Saddest Thing I Know" and announced an Australian tour by the same name. They toured with the New Zealand-based band

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. The second single " Plans" was premiered on Sunday 20 June. The album was released on 23 July 2010. They toured with

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in September and October 2010. Birds of Tokyo received six 2010

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nominations.2010 ARIA Nominations Announced
'' Take40 Australia'' (mcm entertainment). Retrieved 2010-09-29. "Wild at Heart" was the album's third single. "Plans" was voted at No. 4 in the Hottest 100 of 2010, while " Wild at Heart" and " The Saddest Thing I Know" also appeared at No. 47 and No. 87, respectively. The band also played at the

in 2011 for their third time. In March 2011, the band announced via their

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page that bass player Anthony Jackson was leaving the band. Ian Berney from Sugar Army later filled the position. In April 2011, they played alongside Art vs Science, The Jezabels and local Joshy Willo at the Triple J One Night Stand at Tumby Bay, South Australia. The band were nominated in five different categories at the 2011

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(WAMi), including Most Popular Act, Most Popular Album, Best Male Vocalist, Best Instrumentalist and Best Bassist. The band won for Most Popular Album and Best Instrumentalist. In late April/early May 2011, Birds of Tokyo played at the annual Groovin' the Moo music festival alongside other Australian artists like Gotye, Washington, Art vs Science and Architecture in Helsinki. The band toured through September and October 2011, their final national tour for the year. The tour was called the Closer Tour due to the fact that they opted to play smaller venues than they had played prior. During an interview on Radar, Adam revealed that the band would be heading back into the studio to record their new album over the summer.

2012–2014: ''March Fires''

On 1 February 2012, the band announced that they had finished writing their new album and would start recording the week after. Creating the new album was a journey of "exploration and reinvention" for Birds of Tokyo, telling the story of burning down the old and coming together to build something new. In October 2012, the band released an EP titled ''This Fire'', which featured two songs ("This Fire" and "Boy") from the album. On 14 January 2013, "

" was released as a single, with its video coming out on 8 February. After being available for preorder on iTunes for 3 months, '' March Fires'' was released on 1 March 2013. Led by the first two singles, '' March Fires'' debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, making it the band's first No. 1 record. The album was certified gold within four weeks of release and the triple platinum single "Lanterns" was the most played song on Australia radio in the first six months of 2013. " When the Night Falls Quiet" was later released as a single, with its video coming out on 22 April. Birds of Tokyo completed a sell-out tour of Australia to accompany the release and received positive reviews for shows across their ''March Fires'' album tour. They also performed at the

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, Splendour in the Grass 2013 and were announced as the sole support for Muse on their national Australian tour across November and December.

2015–2017: ''Playlist'' and ''Brace''

On 24 April 2015, the group released their third EP, ''

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''. The EP was supported by a national tour and the release of a single of the same name. The music video for that song was released the following month. Birds of Tokyo subsequently debuted a new song, " I'd Go with You Anywhere", confirming the release of a compilation album, ''

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'', which was released in November 2015 and peaked at number 4. The group released their fifth studio album ''

'' in November 2016. The album peaked at number 3 on the

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2018–2020: ''Human Design''

In September 2018, Birds of Tokyo released " Unbreakable". The song was chosen as the theme for the

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. Birds of Tokyo performed the track at the official Closing Ceremony on 27 October at

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. In February 2019, Birds of Tokyo released "

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" which peaked at number 19 on the ARIA charts. This was followed by the singles " The Greatest Mistakes" and " Two of Us". In February 2020,

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team

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revealed a revamped official club song, which was produced by bass player Ian Berney and sung by vocalist Ian Kenny. In February 2020, the band announced the forthcoming release of their sixth studio album, ''

'', released in April 2020. The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA charts, becoming the band's second chart topper.

2021-present: "Superglue" and "Smith Street"

On 17 September 2021 the band released "Superglue" with

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. The song is described as the "first taste of a new batch of tunes" the band have spent the past year working on. For the second time, Birds of Tokyo performed at the

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. At the 2021 Grand Final half-time show, they played "

", a cover of

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's "

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", and the song " Unbreakable". On 18 March 2022, the bands released "Smith Street", which was written in the depths of the 2021 Victorian and NSW COVID-19 lockdowns and is an ode to the iconic street in Melbourne's north of the same name. On 18 November 2022, the band released "Daylight".

Members

;Current members * Ian Kenny – vocals (2004–present) * Adam Spark – guitars, keyboards, vocals (2004–present) * Adam Weston – drums, percussion (2004–present) * Ian Berney – bass (2011–present) * Glenn Sarangapany – keyboards, synthesisers, vocals (2011–present) ;Past members * Miki Cee – guitars, vocals (2004–2008) * Anthony Jackson – bass (2004–2011)

Discography

*''

'' (2007) *''

'' (2008) *'' Birds of Tokyo'' (2010) *'' March Fires'' (2013) *''

'' (2016) *''

'' (2020)

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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, themselves , Most Outstanding New Independent Artist , , - , ''Day One'' , Best Performing Independent Album , , - , rowspan="2" ,

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, themselves , Best Independent Artist , , - , ''Universes'' , Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Album , , - ,

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, themselves , Most Popular Independent Artist , , -

APRA Awards

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(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". , - , rowspan="4",

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, , rowspan="4", " Plans" (Anthony Jackson, Ian Kenny, Adam Spark, Adam Weston) , , Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year , , , - , Most Played Australian Work , , , - , Rock Work of the Year , , , - , Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="2",

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, , rowspan="2", "Wild at Heart" (Anthony Jackson, Ian Kenny, Adam Spark, Adam Weston) , , Rock Work of the Year , , , - , Most Played Australian Work , , , - , rowspan="2",

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

, , rowspan="2", "This Fire" (Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glen Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Westonn) , , Rock Work of the Year , , , - , Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="4" ,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...

, , rowspan="3" , "Lanterns" (Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston) , , Most Played Australian Work , , , - , Rock Work of the Year , , , - , Song of the Year , , , - , "When the Night Falls Quiet" (Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glen Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston) , , Rock Work of the Year , , , - , rowspan="2",

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, , rowspan="2", "Anchor" (Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glen Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston) , , Rock Work of the Year , , , - , Song of the Year , , , - ,

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, , " I'd Go with You Anywhere" (Berney, Kenny, Sarangapany, Spark, Weston) , , Rock Work of the Year , , , - ,

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

, , "Brace" (Berney, Kenny, Sarangapany, Spark, Weston) , , Rock Work of the Year , , , - , rowspan="3",

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

, , rowspan="3", "Good Lord" (Berney, Kenny, Sarangapany, Spark, Adam Weston) , , Most Performed Australian Work of the Year , , , - , , Most Performed Alternative Work of the Year , , , - , , Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="2",

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, , rowspan="2", "Two of Us" (Berney, Kenny, Sarangapany, Spark, Weston) , , Most Performed Alternative Work , , , - , Song of the Year , , -

ARIA Music Awards

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, rowspan="2", '' Birds of Tokyo'' , Best Rock Album , , - ,

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

, , - , "Plans" , Single of the Year , , - , ''The Broken Strings Tour DVD'' , Best Music DVD , , - , Birds Of Tokyo , Most Popular Australian Artist , , - , ''Birds Of Tokyo'' , Best Group , , - , rowspan="6",

, rowspan="2", "Wild At Heart" , Best Group , , - , Single of the Year , , - , "Plans" , Highest Selling Single , , - , ''Birds Of Tokyo'' , Highest Selling Album , , - , Birds Of Tokyo , Most Popular Australian Live Act , , - , Birds Of Tokyo , Most Popular Australian Artist , , - , rowspan="6",

, rowspan="3", ''March Fires'' , Album of the Year , , - , Best Group , , - , Best Rock Album , , - , rowspan="2", "Lanterns" , Song of the Year , , - , Best Video , , - , March Fires Tour , Best Australian Live Act , , - , rowspan="2",

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J Awards

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's youth-focused radio station

. They commenced in 2005. , - ,

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, ''Universes'' , Best Album , , -

West Australian Music Industry Awards

The

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2009 WAMi Awards
Retrieved 2010-09-29. (wins only) , - , rowspan="2", 2007 , Birds of Tokyo , Favourite Newcomer , , - , Ian Kenny (Birds of Tokyo) , Best Male Vocalist , , - , rowspan="2", 2008 , ''Day One'' , Most Popular Album , , - , Birds of Tokyo , Best Rock Act , , - , rowspan="5", 2009 , ''Universes'' , Most Popular Album , , - , rowspan="3", Birds of Tokyo , Most Popular Act , , - , Best Popular Live Act , , - , Best Rock Act , , - , Ian Kenny (Birds of Tokyo) , Best Male Vocalist , , - , rowspan="2", 2010 , Birds of Tokyo , Most Popular Act , , - , Ian Kenny (Birds of Tokyo) , Best Male Vocalist , , - , rowspan="2", 2011 , ''Birds of Tokyo'' , Most Popular Album , , - , Glen Sarangapany (Birds of Tokyo) , Best Instrumentalist , , - , 2013 , Ian Kenny (Birds of Tokyo) , Male Vocalist of the Year , , -

References

External links

Birds of Tokyo website
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