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Shining Bird
Genre: Indie, Pop
Region: Illawarra, NSW
Members: Dane Taylor - Vocals & Guitars, Russell Webster - Keyboards & Electronics, Alastair Webster - Guitars, Nathan Stratton – Bass, Ricci Quirke - Drums, James Kates - Percussion
Sounds Like: beach boys, Sigur Ros, The Triffids
Influences: Animal Collective, beach boys, Nick Cave

Shining Bird combine elements of 50s style crooning, hazy beach-boy harmonies and euphoric drones to create a unique brand of slow motion Dream-pop with an endless backdrop of lush, distinctly Australian soundscapes.
Following the release of their debut EP 'Shade of the Sea' in July 2012, Shining Bird were named FBI Radio's 'Unsigned Artist of the Week', gaining frequent airplay across Sydney.
Download 'Shade of the Sea' for free from http://shiningbird.bandcamp.com
Shining Bird have recently played shows with PVT, Collarbones and Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Shining Bird's new single "Distant Dreaming" is taken from their debut album which is due for release later this year.
Contact: mail@shiningbird.net
Management/Bookings: jeb@musicfarmers.com

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Played on triple j Played on digital radio Distant Dreaming (Radio Edit)
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Distant Dreaming (Radio Edit)
rating:  4/5
This is a totally hypnotic, beautifully layered tune.
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Distant Dreaming (Radio Edit)
rating:  4/5
At first I thought, "Hello, here comes moody". But by the end, it was all sunshine.
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Distant Dreaming (Radio Edit)
rating:  4/5
Damn, I'm all over this track. There's something that feels familiar about it in a way that's kind of comforting as it nods onwards really nicely. Gr...
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Distant Dreaming (Radio Edit)
rating:  5/5
This is such a nostalgic song it leaves me in a state of euphoria. Absolutely breath taking and from hearing this song I can only get pumped up to h...
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