Follow That Bird

Biography

The members of the Austin, TX band Follow That Bird are kind, easy going, house partying people; however, it’s important not mistake their laid-back nature as an indication of another slacker posse forming a garage band to play sloppy songs for the party crowd. While Follow That Bird still loves a good party, this is a band that takes their art seriously and their songs back it up.

Follow That Bird is a three piece band fronted by the expansive vocals and guitar playing of Lauren Green. Green brings a wave of guitar playing to the fold that shifts between relentless and just plain beautiful. The drums Tiffanie Lanmon bang out are just as relentless and inspire the kind of shoulder shaking she’s more than likely doing herself. The two are held in the tight groove of Paul Brinkley’s fuzzed bass and together, force elements of angular art punk, motorik Kraut, and garage rock through the sun bleached musical landscape of their hometown of Austin. They’d be well situated amongst the mid 90′s Matador Records pantheon (think Helium, Guided By Voices, Liz Phair, Chavez, etc), as they’re not afraid to turn up the amps and let their souls shake, all while keeping their focus on writing incredible, transcendent songs.

It makes sense Matador Records president Gerard Cosloy would pick their song “The Ghosts That Wake You” as the lead song on the label’s recent Casual Victim Pile compilation. A compilation that garnered the band critical acclaim among the most buzz worthy blogs and accolades from Cosloy calling them “one of the best bands in the country for a couple years now.” Prior to their inclusion on that comp, the band released a series of EP’s on their own and through the Austin art collective, Monofonus.

Follow That Bird recently signed to the rising Seattle indie label, Mt. Fuji Records, who will release the band’s “Wooden Bones” single on June 21st, 2011. With extensive touring planned throughout 2011 (including a West Coast stint with …And You Will Know Us By the Trail Of Dead) and wrapping up songs for their first full-length (Mt. Fuji, fall ’11), expect to hear a lot of noise from Follow That Bird in the coming months!

Recent press:

Austin Chronicle
With February’s Casual Victim Pile II compiling another local indie sampler through Matador co-owner and Austinite Gerard Cosloy, Follow That Bird!’s track from last year’s inaugural collection continues to haunt. Literally. During the Austin trio’s set – which got off the ground 20 minutes late – “The Ghosts That Wake You” rattled Headhunters’ tiny patio with such force that beer bottles flew off the bar. Through the locals’ short existence, singer/guitarist Lauren Green and drummer Tiffanie Lanmon have been the constants, twin forces of rhythm and propulsion, but they seem to have found a groove with their third and latest bassist. Green’s become more confident with her playing, and though that voice is still a bang-blower, she’s harnessed its power as another rhythm instrument. Tonight, they were a rock & roll band, both in volume and garage punk abandon, even if they were rushing through the set. A debut full-length finally drops this year on Seattle’s Mt. Fuji Records, following up a few angled 7-inches. If this preview of new songs is any indication, they’ll be headlining next SXSW. – Audra Schroeder / March 18th, 2011