Technology Is a Dead Bird is the only studio album by the band Mars Argo, released on November 6, 2009 independently through Bandcamp and later iTunes.[1] An instrumental version of the album was released the following month to Bandcamp on December 11, 2009, with the intention of being used by aspiring YouTubers as background music for their videos.[2] A promotional EP containing acoustic renditions originally uploaded on YouTube, titled Internet Sessions, was released on August 18, 2010.[3]
| Technology Is a Dead Bird | ||||
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| Released | November 6, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
| Length | 26:50 | |||
| Label | Grocerybag | |||
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Background edit
Lead vocalists Brittany Sheets and Titanic Sinclair met in early 2008 and quickly started to collaborate for video content on Sinclair's group YouTube channel DigitalFunTown,[4] and later their own YouTube channel as a duo.[A] They started producing instrumental songs to complement their videos as background music, and soon transitioned into officially making music as a band, as the result of positive reception from viewers.[6] Starting in early 2009, the band frequently uploaded demos of new songs to the website Muxtape, providing a preview for the album to come.[7]
The first album trailer was released to their YouTube channel on July 10, 2009, simultaneously acting as an official music video for the introduction "The Singularity Is Near".[8] A second trailer, this time using an instrumental excerpt of "Mrs. Stadler", was uploaded on October 22.[9]
Critical reception edit
Sheets' vocals were described as "Kewpie doll sweet" by one critic from Consequence of Sound magazine who overall had mixed views on the project.[10]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Brittany Sheets and Corey Mixter. All tracks are produced by Mixter, except where noted
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Singularity Is Near" | 0:59 | |
| 2. | "Suicide Birds" |
| 3:12 |
| 3. | "Mrs Stadler" | 3:26 | |
| 4. | "Machine" | 3:23 | |
| 5. | "Monsters Under My Bed" | 1:02 | |
| 6. | "Technology Is a Dead Bird" | 3:55 | |
| 7. | "Sideways and Sideways" | 2:26 | |
| 8. | "You Don't Know Me Anymore" |
| 4:44 |
| 9. | "Feeling Welcome in a Time Warp" | 0:39 | |
| 10. | "Tired Today" | 3:04 | |
| Total length: | 26:50 | ||
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Singularity Is Near" (instrumental) | 0:59 | |
| 2. | "Suicide Birds" (instrumental) |
| 3:12 |
| 3. | "Mrs Stadler" (instrumental) | 3:26 | |
| 4. | "Machine" (instrumental) | 3:23 | |
| 5. | "Monsters Under My Bed" (instrumental) | 1:02 | |
| 6. | "Technology Is a Dead Bird" (instrumental) | 3:55 | |
| 7. | "Sideways and Sideways" (instrumental) | 2:26 | |
| 8. | "You Don't Know Me Anymore" (instrumental) |
| 4:44 |
| 9. | "Feeling Welcome in a Time Warp" (instrumental) | 0:39 | |
| 10. | "Tired Today" (instrumental) | 3:04 | |
| Total length: | 26:50 | ||
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Technology is a Dead Bird Mars Argo". November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Technology is a Dead Bird (Instrumental) Mars Argo".
- ^ "Internet Sessions | Mars Argo". October 17, 2010. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ digitalfuntown (March 21, 2008), Pirate Wheel of Fortune, retrieved March 7, 2019
- ^ "ThatPoppy-Lawsuit-01.pdf" (PDF). April 17, 2018.
- ^ "This Is Not an Interview With Poppy". January 9, 2017.
- ^ "Mars Argo on Muxtape". Archived from the original on April 25, 2009.
- ^ "YouTube - The Singularity is Near". YouTube. June 20, 2010. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "YouTube - Playing in a Cemetery with Mars Argo". YouTube. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Mars Argo – Technology is a Dead Bird Album Reviews Consequence of Sound". December 30, 2009.