NEW SINGLE “STARLIGHTS” – OUT NOW!
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Some songs come in a rush; some take their sweet time.
“Starlights” took us almost 5 years to build”, says Birds Of Tokyo guitarist Adam Spark sheepishly. “It always felt like we were trying to find something just beyond our reach”.
“We spent ages trying to understand what this song was meant to be – we just couldn’t force it”, adds singer Ian Kenny.
So, there’s a strange symmetry in the anthemic rock track finally falling into place just as a perfect purpose revealed itself. This Sunday The Starlight Foundation – a high-profile charity which offers hope to seriously ill children – launches “Streamas”, a campaign using special online appearances to raise much needed funds for worthy work. “Starlights” has been donated as the soundtrack for “Streamas” campaign and Birds of Tokyo will kick off the campaign with a special performance on social media and YouTube.
The live event will be available to watch on both the band’s and Starlight Foundation Australia’s YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram channels at 6pm AEDT on Monday 1 December. Donations are open now, here: https://tilt.fyi/GHgeNPWBly
Alongside a slew of summer concerts across January and February – including lots of new dates announced today (see below for all the details) – Birds Of Tokyo will also do some more hospital visits with Starlight Foundation to keep drawing attention to their good work.
All five Birds Of Tokyo members are now parents to young children which gives The Starlight Foundation’s work personal resonance, therefore, unlike the song itself, the idea of associating “Starlights” with the charity fell into place immediately.
“There’s something beautifully meta about all this”, Adam Spark reflects. “After half a decade of experimentation we ultimately ended up with a song that’s about letting go of your fears and seizing the day so, as things have turned out, we couldn’t have come up with a better soundtrack for The Starlight Foundation if we had tried.”
“Starlights” is released today (Friday November 28th) and Birds Of Tokyo will launch “Streamas” with that exclusive online fundraiser this Monday, December 1.
Tickets for all new shows also go onsale on Monday at 10am local times. For more info follow please follow all the links at www.birdsoftokyo.com/tour/
BIRDS OF TOKYO “STARLIGHTS” TOUR
JANUARY
Fri 23rd Hotel Brunswick, Brunswick Heads
Sat 24th Jetty Beach House, Coffs Harbour
Sun 25th The Recky, Elizabeth Beach
Fri 30th Bathurst Harness Racing Club, Carnival of Cups
Sat 31st Dee Why RSL, Sydney Northern Beaches
FEBRUARY
Sun 1st Miranda Hotel, Sydney Southern Shire
Thur 5th Kings Beach Tavern, Sunshine Coast
Fri 6th Racehorse Hotel, Ipswich
Sat 7th “Lookout Festival”, Speers Point, Lake Macquarie (with One Republic)
Thur 12th Beer Deluxe, Albury
Fri 13th The Pier, Frankston
Sat 14th “Lookout Festival”, Torquay Common (with One Republic)
