GOOD FLYING BIRDS 8211 Talulah8217s Tape 8211 LP 8211 Yellow Vinyl OCT 17

LP – Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl. Talulahs Tape is the debut offering from magnetic Midwest-jangle collective Good Flying Birds. Across a patchwork mixtape of stripped-down home recordings that span the independent-guitar spectrum, the band delivers colourful, intricate pop songs perched between the immediacy of DIY punk and the intimate sweetness of twee. Breakbeats, memes, and noise glue everything together, making the album feel as chronically online as it is timeless. Originally released on cassette in January 2025 by Midwest-punk legend Martin Meyerss Rotten Apple label, the tape sold more than 300 copies in under a month and quickly became an out-of-print and coveted item. Meyers called it certified catnip for popheads. Now, with a refined track list and a fresh master from Greg Obis, Talulahs Tape returns on LP, CD and Tape via Carpark and Smoking Room. While production and approach vary, a through-line of sensitive self-contemplation rests on bright, scrappy guitars and hyperactive melodic bass. Opener Down on Me rides a buoyant bass line while jangling guitars frame reflections on overcoming trauma: I see you in the mirror every time I cry / I hear your voice every time I try. Next, the guitars trade twinkling counter-melodies on I Care for You, pairing sugary, lovestruck lyrics with effervescent strums: You catch me when I fall / You build me up so tall. The rosy grin occasionally twists into a wicked smirk. Dynamic warns, You used to paint the face, but now youre just the clown, while Glass asks, Is it lonely at the top when everyone follows the trend, and you hold the pen? Both tracks brim with sparkling guitar interplay. By the closing, nearly five-minute Last Straw, Good Flying Birds stand far beyond conventional indie-pop or 4-track punk, unveiling a roller-coaster of unpredictable changes, vocal harmonies, and instrumental cross-talk. Altogether, Talulahs Tape is a pastel-yellow, candy-coated shell filled with thoughtful juxtapositions and melodic experiments. Standing on the same ground as idiosyncratic songwriters like Connie Converse and Daniel Johnston, Good Flying Birds find sweetness in sadness, tear stains on a colourful flower-print couch. Simultaneously, its packed with the scratchy guitars and vibrant rhythms of Scottish guitar groups like The Pastels, Orange Juice, and Josef K. Its a tremendous opening statement from a band just getting started. Tracklist: Side A1. down on me2. gfb3. i care for you4. wallace5. dynamic6. fall away7. hard ass beat8. every day is another9. …10. eric\’s eyes Side B11. Goldball12. Glass13. …214. Pulling Hair15. I Will Find16. Last Straw17. A Love Story (gidget)18. Art Rock (gidget)19. Always Me (gidget)