video still
May 19, 2010
We made a video for The Sorrow, and it's all edited and finished. It was shot in the woods
in Maine with a 16mm camera, and came out looking super! It was edited by the excellent Juliet Lashinsky-Revene (more info
about her here.)
Check it out in the video section.
vinyl cover
May 12, 2010
The wait was long and hard, but now the 1st pressing of 220 records is ready - and baby, this is the
way the album was meant to be heard: with a few crackles and pops added to the mix. Slipped into a handmade block-printed
sleeve (each one slightly unique and individually numbered), this edition is also the ultimate personal object of music.
For all of you who have been itching to feel
these songs in the truly analog, make sure to get yours before they're all gone.
We're accepting pre-orders starting today; head on over to the shop to hook yourself up.
rollo & grady
May 3, 2010
Birdie Hilltop makes an appearance on the latest Rollo & Grady mixtape, accompanied
by some pretty fresh tracks. Check it out
here.
Thanks to Rollo & Grady, the excellent music blog.
dvd cover
January 15, 2010
Several Birdie Hilltop songs have been used as soundtrack material in the independent film More Shoes, directed by Lee Kazimir.
Pascal also composed a bit of original music for the film, which tells the story of a young man traveling a great distance across Europe, on foot, instead of going to film school.
More Shoes played in numerous festivals worldwide last year, and won several awards - now it is finally out on dvd, and the special features include an interview featurette with
Birdie Hilltop frontman Pascal.
Support independent film, and a filmmaker who is doing excellent work in a difficult field! Head on over to the film's facebook page
here,
and buy the dvd here.
cds
January 11, 2010
The shipment has arrived - Surround the Birthday, Your Own Girl, and Scotland are now all available on CD. Each one came out
sounding wonderful in all its original sonic glory and looking lovely in its digipak case.
Now's the time to head on over to our shop and get all caught up on your physical Birdie Hilltop library!
with flowers
January 7, 2010
On January 5th the Birdie Hilltop song The Sorrow was posted on the much-visited music blog along with a favorable review.
A few words taken from the blurb: "awesome surprise... honest... just fantastic." Check it out here.
Many thanks to You Ain't No Picasso for the attention.
at the show
January 4, 2010
Over the weekend Birdie Hilltop played the Paloozah 4 Festival in Gabe's Living Room, Poughkeepsie NY. It was as always great to be up there - many thanks to Dean and Gabe
for making it happen and being such lovely hosts. There are a couple of pictures in the about section for those of you who'd like to have a look.
Happy New Year everyone!
tree
December 1, 2009
There are a few sexy new pictures in the about section!
In other, slightly sad, news - we won't be putting any products on Amazon for at least some time, since the fees they impose would make the stuff too expensive for our taste. Many
apologies for the inconvenience. Happy December to everyone!
cds
November 17, 2009
The Sorrow is now available on CD, along with the first Birdie Hilltop album, 1502. Visit our very own
shop to get yours! Soon the CDs will be available on Amazon as well, for those of you who prefer shopping there. The three
missing albums, Surround the Birthday, Your Own Girl, and Scotland are now in production and should be available within one month barring
any problems.
We are very happy to be able to offer physical items for the first time, and are working to expand the selection - as always, thank you, and enjoy!
cover art
November 2, 2009
The new Birdie Hilltop album is now available online! Visit your favorite store, or use these direct links:
iTunes -
Amazon -
lala.com
CDs are in production at the plant and should be available at Amazon and directly from this site within the next several weeks.
video star
October 9, 2009
The video for Rosalia is now up in the videos section - it's a one-shot video of an old dog's face. It's a bit sad, but not too sad - just the way we like it over here at headquarters. Hope you enjoy it!
working out
September 17, 2009
The first two tracks off the new album are now up in the tracks section, as well as on the myspace and faceboook pages. Lyrics for the new songs are up in the lyrics section, for those of you who like to read lyrics before listening to the songs (are people like that out there?)
cover art
September 16, 2009
After two years of recording and re-recording, mixing and re-mixing, the new Birdie Hilltop album is finally finished. We are very excited about it - it's the first official album since 2003's Surround the Birthday. It was recorded in New York City and Lancaster, PA. Track list, samples, lyrics soon to follow.
Rot Box
September 9, 2009
Our friends over at Unread Records have included a Birdie Hilltop song on their latest compilation tape entitled Rot Box. The song is an old 4-track version of Vampire Man, which has now been re-recorded for the new Birdie Hilltop album. Fellow artists on the comp include Simon Joyner, Woods and Chauchat. If you'd like to get yours, drop by Unread Records and check it out here.
cover art
August 17, 2009
The 2003 album Surround the Birthday is now available in digital stores in its remastered form - this is the last of the four older
Birdie Hilltop albums that we have been busy putting into stores. Surf over to your favorite store and get yours!
cover art
August 3, 2009
We're excited to announce that the remastered Your Own Girl is now available for purchase in digital stores! This is the third Birdie Hilltop album, recorded
in 2002 in Lancaster, PA. We hope you enjoy it!
cover art
July 14, 2009
The second Birdie Hilltop album, Scotland, is now available in digital stores. If you want to feel like you're alone in a foreign country,
this album is for you! Please visit the Releases and Lyrics section if you're looking for a little background or lyrics.
cover art
July 1, 2009
The first Birdie Hilltop album is now, nine years after it was recorded, available for purchase in its remastered form. All of you who
have been looking all this time for a way to support the band - now you can! More albums on the way...
At Wendy's
June 15, 2009
We played an outdoor show in Poughkeepsie over the weekend and it was great. The people were very nice (and really good at
dealing with lawn mowers and the cops), the cupcakes were excellent, and the bands were super.
Thanks Dean and Tamas, and all of you who came and stayed all the way to the end to hear us.
lancaster
May 22, 2009
The remastered Classics albums are set to be released in digital stores on the following dates:
July 1: 1502
July 14: Scotland
August 3: Your Own Girl
August 17: Surround the Birthday
lancaster
May 10, 2009
The four albums recorded from 2001 to 2003 have been remastered by Bonati in preparation for their official (re)release. They have been expertly equalized and compressed, and the volume has been raised to a more standard level so that all of you can throw the songs into your ipod shuffles and not be bothered by the extreme level differences.
the south
May 1, 2009
The new album is recorded and mixed - as of now there are twelve tracks. Next up: mastering.
