I came to party ridiculously late.  So late in fact, they had just broken up at the time.  I’d been vaguely aware of them for a while, and as is always the way with such bands, the size of their discography always kept me away from them.  Earlier this year, I was finally convinced to give them a listen and it was something of a revelation.  Starting with Warmer Corners and working roughly backwards, I’ve now picked up nearly all of their albums, and continue to lament the fact I didn’t bother earlier.

Get-to-Bed Birds i doesn’t tread any new ground, and nor should it.  It’s a song that would feel right at home on any of the band’s previous records.  It’s gentle, melancholic and reflective.  In other words, a perfect coda for a band that disappeared just a bit too soon.

MP3 The Lucksmiths – Get-to-Bed Birds

The Get-to-Bed Birds 7″ is released sometime soon on the lovely Matinee Recordings in the US and Lost and Lonesome in Australia.  If you live in Europe, you presumably toss a coin.

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