http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J00rG...&feature=feedu

Birdy finally releases her self titled debut album on the 7th November. It features Skinny Love, Shelter and People Help The People.

Here is an album sampler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J00rG...&feature=feedu

I'm definitly buzzin for it but no idea whether to get the Play.com exlusive signed STANDARD edition (10 songs) or the non-signed DELUXE edition (13 songs)??

It would be cool having a signed CD from her and its cheaper than deluxe but i normally buy deluxe albums of singers i really like.

I wish that The A Team (she sang on Radio 1 Live Lounge) was on it though it sounded like it would be after she then did a studio session covering it

That is the hard decision I am having at the moment. It all depends if i like the deluxe songs. If i don't, it's the signed edition then.

I'm going for the signed standard, personally. Are the 3 extra tracks on the Deluxe covers?


edit: just noticed one of the bonus tracks is a remix of People. Don't normally care for remixes TBH (I got 2 with Lana del Rey's EP and ended up deleting them. Awful).

So excited for this! 1901 sounds fab in the album sampler.

The album sampler is how i visioned the album. I hope the finishing product is great. I hope it leaks by the weekend.

3/5 stars in The Telegraph. happy with that.




http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/m...CD-review.html


3/5 stars from musicomh. Do I see a trend emerging? nice to see the reviewer recognising Without A Word's quality.


http://www.musicomh.com/albums/birdy_1111.htm

Does she not have a website?

I've not been able to find one. How strange.

No website. Her You tube channel is the only direct line with Fans.

Anyone's copy arrived yet>
They tend to arrive a few days earlier

Was curious to hear some Member feedback.

My post hasn't arrived yet (even though it's frigging Saturday ) but I'm not really expecting it today as Play only sent it yesterday....

I hadn't heard of Birdy, but reading this thread and being a Bon Iver / The National fan I scuttled off to Amazon to preview the tracks..sounds interesting

My (signed!!) album hasn't arrived today, not that I was expecting it to so hey ho. I can't believe this hasn't leaked but I'm glad it hasn't, really. Hopefully i will get my hands on it Monday. Here's hoping.

PS player1, she's definitely interesting in the sense that she's 15 and doing a covers album but no way are the covers chosen what you would expect! Some absolute hidden gems on there. Having said that, the only self penned song is IMO every bit as good as all the covers.

Her song Shelter is available on 7" vinyl and the b side to that is a remix which i think is pretty good. Not all remixes are bad.

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSea...bmitSearch.y=0


I'm hoping her album will get a vinyl release.

Got hold of a leak

The non demo version of Without a word is kinda a production mess. It has all these random noises in places and totally spoils the emotion. I am very disappointed as it's my favourite.

Nooooooooo . The demo version should have been put on the album. You just don't need to 'over complicate' a voice like Birdy's.

Her voice is fine. The same as the demo. It's the production. It has ruined every feeling and emotion about the song i previously like with demo. It's her only original yet the most poorly produced on the album.

The production on a few other tracks is a bit quesitonable. She's worked with two male producers who work with a lot of well known Indie bands/artists. Her voice doesn't not transcend well on the production. I am very let down.

The term "they need to be shot" is how I feel at the moment.

where can i hear it (the leaked album)?! I must hear that as today is probably my deadline for whether to go for Standard or Deluxe as the signed copy is selling well on play.com based on charts/highest selling searches.

It's because I've heard the original version of Comforting Sounds and it's brilliant so want to know if Birdy's version is good

I sent you a PM

I won't be buying this album. Such a huge let down. I wish the girl nothing but luck though. The production is a huge let down.

Listening to the album I agree, her vocals are brilliant but the production and voice layering/changing they've done is terrible.

The only songs that are great are the ones she did/played herself where it's just really her and her piano (Skinny Love, Shelter, People Help The People, Without A Word). Recording it in LA in the Summer may have been a mistake as it's a changing sound throughout.

I'm glad I haven't bought the album yet as I am now considering after hearing this version I can only hope is a demo. The songs sound more like cold auttumny songs not like I wanted. I can only pray that the songs will grow on me as I really want to like her but I just think the production has been F-ed up and the song choice is terrible

I really want to hear this album badly! I'm in need of some Sunday chill-out. Anyone?

Thanks for agreeing and I agree with your points

Well, my copy is on its way so I'm committed to buying it. I must say I am approaching it with some trepidation now....