''Vitamins'' is the third studio album by Irish

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band

Music for Dead Birds Music for Dead Birds are an anti-folk band from Galway and County Mayo, Ireland. Its members are Jimmy Monaghan (vocals, guitar) and Dónal Walsh (drums). History Music for Dead Birds formed in Galway city in 2007. In April, 2009, they releas ...

Background and release

The album was recorded in one weekend at Data Studios,

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, with recording engineer Tadgh Healy. The album was released on 17 April 2014 as both a Pay what you want digital download and a limited edition CD run of 100 copies. Lead track ''The Farmer's Corn'' was broadcast by 2fm in Ireland and

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in Australia. A music video was produced for the track ''Magic Witch'' which received national media attention for its dark content.

Track listing

All songs written by Jimmy Monaghan. # "Forever Wasted" – 2:24 # "It's Fine" – 3:06 # "Magic Witch" – 2:48 # "The Farmer's Corn" – 5:30 # "Dead Pets" – 3:52 # "Churchbells" – 2:18 # "I Could See It" – 1:43 # "Right Eye Open" – 3:20 # "Penitentiary" – 2:51 # "A Better View" - 2:46

Personnel

* Jimmy Monaghan – vocals, guitar * Dónal Walsh - Drums

References

External links

*{{official website, www.musicfordeadbirds.eu, Official Music for Dead Birds website
''Vitamins''
on Bandcamp 2014 albums Music for Dead Birds albums