Birds of Tokyo, Silversun Pickups

Ian Kenny, frontman of Birds of Tokyo (and Karnivool) opens up about...

The new Birds of Tokyo representing a degree of personal development:
"It was two years between records for us and a fair bit happened in the last two years in our personal lives and across the band as well, so it's a pretty honest record. We were at our most vulnerable I think to do that and I think it comes with a bit of maturity and confidence."

Risking hurting people with the album's personal lyrics:
"As a writer, I think things like that, once they come into your conscious, you have to deal with it in some way or they will break you down. It's probably not a matter of choice in certain times."

The possibility of ‘The Saddest Thing I Know' being the world's first 3D video clip:
"We looked into it and I don't think anyone has done it. Maybe we should have pushed the envelope on that one and really blown peoples heads off a bit. We're the Avatar of rock!"

The advantages – and unique problems – of playing Perth gigs when regularly on the road:
"Yeah, it's good to do a gig and then come home to my own bed. Although I got home at whatever hour, fell asleep and woke up early the next morning and for honestly three seconds I looked around and thought ‘where the fuck am I?' before I realised, ‘hang on - I'm home.' I really, really wigged myself out. I think I'm going to put a stencil on my ceiling saying ‘you are home, you twit', just for those moments - I'm pretty sure there's another few of them coming up this year…" Andrew P Street