Birds are Better Present Soaring Debut The Island (Part One)

<p><i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">New Dream-folk Project by Norwegian Singer&sol;Songwriter Stian Fjelldal<&sol;span><&sol;i><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b><i>The Island &&num;8212&semi; Part One<&sol;i><&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&comma; the sparkling debut by Norwegian singer-songwriter <&sol;span><b>Stian Fjelldal<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&&num;8216&semi;s new dream-folk project <&sol;span><b>Birds Are Better<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400"> has just been released to Spotify and all the major services&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;open&period;spotify&period;com&sol;artist&sol;0ZYJwHf0cMQ2FTg9IMlpIZ&quest;si&equals;aQ9mlvn8Q2WnLJbKvDz9PA"><b>Stream<&sol;b><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">Creative and eclectic&comma; Birds are Better owes as much to classic groups like Crosby&comma; Stills &amp&semi; Nash as it does to more modern fare like Fleet Foxes&comma; The Flaming Lips and Susanne Sundfør&period;<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400"><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">The first of a pair of albums scheduled for release this year&comma; <&sol;span><i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">Part One<&sol;span><&sol;i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400"> captures Fjelldal&&num;8217&semi;s emergence from a bout of writer&&num;8217&semi;s block that saw the veteran artist plagued by self-doubt and malaise&period;  Highlight tracks include &&num;8220&semi;<&sol;span><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;open&period;spotify&period;com&sol;track&sol;3cyhMntL9nArMqwkpiOV2x&quest;si&equals;abb242b961cb42e4"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">Marigold<&sol;span><&sol;a><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&&num;8220&semi;&comma; &&num;8220&semi;<&sol;span><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;open&period;spotify&period;com&sol;track&sol;5S5Qu8NjpvgpkVLbbvhAmj&quest;si&equals;b3dbb3f3b5b8483b"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">Fencing You In&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;a><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400"> and the title track&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Island”&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>Watch the video for &&num;8220&semi;Marigold&&num;8221&semi; <&sol;b><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;youtu&period;be&sol;TWevyLHhViQ"><b>here<&sol;b><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">After emerging onto to the scene with the radio hit &&num;8220&semi;<&sol;span><b>Håbløs<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&&num;8220&semi;&comma; a record deal with Warner Music&comma; and releasing such memorable gems as &&num;8220&semi;<&sol;span><b>Sammen i Mørket<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&comma;&&num;8221&semi; &&num;8220&semi;<&sol;span><b>Æ vil heim<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&comma;&&num;8221&semi; &&num;8220&semi;<&sol;span><b>I verdens rigeste land<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&comma;&&num;8221&semi; &&num;8220&semi;<&sol;span><b>Bare min<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&comma;&comma; &&num;8220&semi;<&sol;span><b>Festen<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&comma;&&num;8221&semi; and &&num;8220&semi;<&sol;span><b>Ville hesta<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Fjelldal found himself in a creative rut&period; So he decided to free himself and go in a new direction with Birds Are Better&period; These days&comma; Fjelldal is something of a major-label refugee who&&num;8217&semi;s staking his claim in independence and creative freedom with this album&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b><i>The Island &&num;8212&semi; Part One<&sol;i><&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400"> is clearly the work of a singer&sol;songwriter reveling in his newfound sense of creative freedom and resurgence&period; The results are&comma; by turns&comma; gorgeous&comma; breathtaking&comma; melancholy and&comma; ultimately&comma; life-affirming&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&lpar;<&sol;span><i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">photo by Stian Fjelldal&period; download hi-res version <&sol;span><&sol;i><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;drive&period;google&period;com&sol;drive&sol;folders&sol;1laEmI5pcfka6eRsFGSi7wa0eUGgE91Vr&quest;usp&equals;sharing"><i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">here<&sol;span><&sol;i><&sol;a><i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&period;<&sol;span><&sol;i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&rpar;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>Birds Are Better online<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&colon; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;open&period;spotify&period;com&sol;artist&sol;0ZYJwHf0cMQ2FTg9IMlpIZ&quest;si&equals;vD3FE5TvS2evzKaA3BONeA"><b>Spotify<&sol;b><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;c&sol;StianFjelldal"><b>Youtube<&sol;b><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;BirdsAreBetter&sol;"><b>Facebook<&sol;b><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;birdsarebettermusic&sol;"><b>Instagram<&sol;b><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;