Dark Bird ........ Backwards
With this new album Dark Bird is a 3 piece with Melissa Boraski (Eiyn Sof/Olde Nightrifter) on drums/backups, and Pat Finch (Hawkeyes, Stars Here) on bass. Backwards is Dark Birds biggest production to date. This is the first album recorded live with a band and placed in the hands of outside engineers and the first time the artwork was made by someone other than Roan. This is an album made for the stage. As much as the album is about digging through the past, and a world slipping backwards, it is about learning, growing and a hope of something beautiful awaiting on the other side. There is an urgency and energy in these songs. There is an intimacy and a power in this trio that needs to seen live.
Contact zBTFD (Canada) for LP & CD
Contact Echodelick (USA), Weird Beard (UK), and Fuzzed Up & Astromoon (Ireland) for LP outside of Canada
credits
released March 27, 2026
Roan Bateman - Vocals, Guitar, Synth
Melissa Boraski - Drums, Vocals, Synth
Patrick Finch - Bass
Written by Roan Bateman 2023
Recorded by Chad Ross
Additional Recording by Roan & Melissa
Mixed by Joshua Wells
Mastered by Gavin Gardiner
Artwork by Dylan Marcus McConnell
license
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Dark Bird is a psychedelic/alternative band based in Waterloo, formed in 2006 by Roan Bateman (Sadoceanspacebear/Sleepy Mosquito). They have a new album coming out in March on LP & CD through zBTFD (Brantford), Echodelick (USA), Weird Beard (UK), & Fuzzed Up & Astromoon (Ireland). It was recorded by Chad Ross (Quest For Fire/Nordic Nomadic), mixed by Joshua Wells (Destroyer/Black Mountain/New Pornographers) and mastered by Gavin Gardiner (Wooden Sky). With album art by Dylan Marcus McConnell (tinylittlehammers).
With this new album, Dark Bird is a 3 piece with Melissa Boraski (Eiyn Sof/Olde Nightrifter) on drums/backups, and Pat Finch (Hawkeyes, Stars Here) on bass. Dark Bird has played many shows in many different configurations across Southern Ontario over the years, and are currently lining up shows for the spring, summer and fall, including a spot at Ottawa Psychfest in September.
On the new album, titled Backwards, the song writing, production and performance has reached new heights. This is the first album recorded live with a band. This is an album made for the stage. As much as the album is about digging through the past, and a world slipping backwards, it is about learning, growing and a hope of something beautiful awaiting on the other side. There is an urgency and energy in these songs. There is an intimacy and a power in this trio that is sure to move audiences, large or small.
“Divine Psychedelic Goth-tinged Soundscapes” - Coral Andrews FM985