Shining Bird

Overview

If Nick Cave and the Beach Boys were to collaborate, there's a chance the result might sound something like Shining Bird. The band's six members, who hail from Austinmer on NSW's South Coast, joined forces via a mutual interest in "the sea, Australian cinema, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue LP and the great Australian poet Henry Lawson".

Debut EP Shade of the Sea, released in 2012, inspired some significant buzz across the blogosphere, but it was early 2013 single 'Distant Dreaming' that saw Shining Bird's transition from fledgling to full-grown. To date, the track has inspired more than 180,000 YouTube hits and over 27,000 streams on Soundcloud. Now, they've released their debut full-length album, Leisure Coast, through Spunk Records. To celebrate, they're on the road for their first headline tour.

With shows scheduled for Brisbane, Byron Bay, Melbourne and Wollongong, Shining Bird will be appearing in Sydney at Goodgod Small Club on October 12.