Their debut album Plan B was the brainchild of the band’s guitarist/original vocalist Michael Franzino, who invited several talented musicians in the Sacramento scene (Including various orchestral instrumentalists and a female vocalist) to perform on the record. They spent their first year of existence diligently perfecting their live set, building their fan base, and most recently, writing their sophomore album as a collaborative effort. Their live set is known for setting deep moods that swing from thoughtful, emotional build-ups to body-moving, epic climaxes.
After signing both deals, they entered Interlace Audio Recording Studio with producer / engineer Kris Crummet (Closure In Moscow, Fear Before, Dance Gavin Dance) to record their second full length, Conversation Piece.
After it's release in the fall of 2011, Conversation Piece received praise and they were called "one of post-hardcore’s most important new bands and one of the few capable of saving the scene." (-MindEqualsBlown.net).
A Lot Like Birds spent all of 2012 on the road, taking their new album and frenzied live antics to the masses. The positive reception to their high energy performances lead to a one month tour of Europe in February 2013. The band's growing fan base fueled powerful performances in London, Paris, Vienna, Budapest and 19 other cities.
ALLB Released their 2nd LP 'No Place' with Equal Vision Records on October 29th, 2013.
ALLB released their 3rd LP 'DIVISI' with Equal Vision Records on May 5th, 2017.
On February 17, 2018, A Lot Like Birds announced their break-up.
Current Members:
Cory Lockwood
Michael Franzino
Ben Wiacek
Joseph Arrington
Matt Coate
Past Members
Kurt Travis
Michael Littlefield
In Trances
A Lot Like Birds Lyrics
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Whereas the vines along the wall scream no visitors at all, family, friend, stranger, or otherwise.
I never came in through the front door anyway though, and I've been here a million times.
I've lived a secret favored life within this house, and I've done my best to hide it.
I loved it deeply, called it home, but never ever dreamed I'd die inside it.
I'd come in through the window; pried it open, slipped in, drank here, loved here, slept here.
And when it came time to leave, I thought it best to leave the way I came.
But the window always stuck in odd ways when I tried to exit through it.
And then something else took hold...
And the window broke.
The glass went only inches into our skin!
But only inches was enough!
And once the guilt has had its fill, only then will the animals eat me as well!
The lyrics to A Lot Like Birds's song In Trances describe a secret life within a house that the singer has made their home, even though they always enter through the window rather than the front door. The sign above the door says "No Solicitors," and the vines on the wall scream "no visitors at all," but the singer has come and gone countless times. They have "drank here, loved here, slept here," and in their words, "done their best to hide it." However, they never dreamed they'd die inside the house. The window they always used to come and go is especially difficult to use on the day of their death, and the singer questions why they only feel alive when their eyes are closed. Then, something takes hold of them, and the window breaks, injuring them.
The last two lines of the song are particularly ominous. They talk about how the glass from the broken window only went "inches into our skin," but that "only inches was enough." The singer seems resigned to their fate, knowing that "once the guilt has had its fill," only then will the animals eat their body.
In many ways, this song is a cautionary tale about the dangers of hiding secrets and living a double life. While the singer loved their secret life and claimed the house as their own, they couldn't escape the consequences of their actions. The broken window serves as a metaphor for the cracks in the singer's life and the inevitable collapse that was bound to happen.
Line by Line Meaning
The sign above the door says 'No Solicitors,'
The sign tells people not to solicit, or try to sell things door-to-door.
Whereas the vines along the wall scream no visitors at all, family, friend, stranger, or otherwise.
The vines growing along the wall seem to be telling everyone not to visit, whether they're family, friends, or strangers.
I never came in through the front door anyway though, and I've been here a million times.
The singer has been to this place many times, but never through the front door.
I've lived a secret favored life within this house, and I've done my best to hide it.
The artist has been living a secret life in this house and has been trying to keep it hidden from others.
I loved it deeply, called it home, but never ever dreamed I'd die inside it.
The artist loves this place and considers it as home, but never expected to die there.
I’d come in through the window; pried it open, slipped in, drank here, loved here, slept here.
The singer entered the house through the window, and has been drinking, loving, and sleeping there.
And when it came time to leave, I thought it best to leave the way I came.
The singer decides to leave the same way they came in through the window.
But the window always stuck in odd ways when I tried to exit through it.
The window was difficult to open whenever the artist tried to leave through it.
It asked me questions: 'If the eyes are the window to the soul, why do you only feel alive when they are closed?'
The artist is reflecting on the nature of the soul and how sometimes it is easier to feel alive when the eyes are closed.
And then something else took hold…
Something unexplainable and scary happened and took control of the situation.
And the window broke.
The window snapped and broke apart.
The glass went only inches into our skin!
The broken glass only managed to cut a few inches into the artist's skin.
But only inches was enough!
Even though the glass cut only a few inches, it was still enough to cause significant harm to the singer.
And once the guilt has had its fill, only then will the animals eat me as well!
The singer believes that after they are consumed by guilt, only then will the animals ravage and eat them as well.
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