@ – Bird
A looping acoustic guitar, a warm clarinet passage and mellow group harmonies are all “Bird” needs. Philadelphia duo @, pronounced “at”, keep the arrangement sparse and let the words do the unsettling. The song started with dead baby birds turning up on Stone Filipczak’s deck and was written on a bike ride through Druid Hill Park in Baltimore.
The lyric keeps circling that image: a decomposing baby bird in the doorway that deserved a funeral, a narrator putting themselves at God’s mercy, bleak lines delivered so casually they sting. Filipczak says the puns are there on purpose: “The lyrics have lots of puns which hopefully offset their hopelessness.” The jokes land and the hopelessness stays anyway. Caity Arthur’s video, shot on digital and analog film, puts Filipczak and Victoria Rose through special-effects makeup and choreography, including a full-body transformation into a bird. “Bird” is the third single from “Autosmile”, the duo’s first album for 4AD UK, out 16 October. Grim subject, gentle delivery, and a clarinet that keeps it from tipping either way. Hard to shake.
North America
- 1 October 2026: Seattle, WA, Chop Suey (supporting YHWH Nailgun)
- 2 October 2026: Vancouver, BC, The Fox Cabaret (supporting YHWH Nailgun)
- 3 October 2026: Portland, OR, Mississippi Studios (supporting YHWH Nailgun)
- 5 October 2026: Berkeley, CA, Cornerstone (supporting YHWH Nailgun)
- 6 October 2026: San Diego, CA, Soda Bar (supporting YHWH Nailgun)
- 9 October 2026: Los Angeles, CA, Lodge Room (supporting YHWH Nailgun)
- 27 October 2026: Chicago, IL, Thalia Hall (supporting This Is Lorelei, sold out)
- 28 October 2026: Cleveland, OH, Mahall’s (supporting This Is Lorelei)
- 30 October 2026: Toronto, ON, The Concert Hall (supporting This Is Lorelei)
- 31 October 2026: Montreal, QC, Bar Le Ritz P.D.B. (supporting This Is Lorelei, sold out)
- 2 November 2026: Boston, MA, Royale (supporting This Is Lorelei)
- 4 November 2026: Washington, DC, The Atlantis (supporting This Is Lorelei, sold out)
- 5 November 2026: Philadelphia, PA, First Unitarian Church (supporting This Is Lorelei, sold out)
- 6 November 2026: New York, NY, Webster Hall (supporting This Is Lorelei, sold out)
- 16 January 2027: Philadelphia, PA, First Unitarian Church Sanctuary
- 17 January 2027: Somerville, MA, The Rockwell
- 18 January 2027: Montreal, QC, Casa del Popolo
- 19 January 2027: Toronto, ON, Monarch Tavern
- 21 January 2027: Chicago, IL, Schubas
- 22 January 2027: Minneapolis, MN, 7th St Entry
- 23 January 2027: Milwaukee, WI, Cactus Club
- 25 January 2027: Pittsburgh, PA, The Warhol Theater
- 26 January 2027: Baltimore, MD, Metro Gallery
- 27 January 2027: New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom
- 19 February 2027: Seattle, WA, Sunset Tavern
- 20 February 2027: Vancouver, BC, Fox Cabaret
- 21 February 2027: Portland, OR, Polaris Hall
- 23 February 2027: San Francisco, CA, 4 Star Theater
- 25 February 2027: Los Angeles, CA, Zebulon
UK & Ireland
- 11 November 2026: Bristol, Exchange
- 12 November 2026: Leeds, Lending Room
- 13 November 2026: Glasgow, 1990
- 14 November 2026: Birmingham, Hare & Hounds
- 15 November 2026: Manchester, Yes Pink Room
- 16 November 2026: Dublin, Workman’s Club
- 18 November 2026: London, St Matthias Church (sold out)
- 19 November 2026: London, St Matthias Church (sold out)
- 15 June 2027: London, Earth Theatre
Europe
- 9 November 2026: Paris, Point FMR
- 21 November 2026: Amsterdam, Cinetol
- 22 November 2026: Leeuwarden, Explore The North Festival
- 23 November 2026: Berlin, Kantine Am Berghain
- 24 November 2026: Brussels, Botanique (supporting YHWH Nailgun)
