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''And then it rained for seven days'' is the debut album by Irish group Music for Dead Birds, released by
Rusted Rail Rusted Rail is an Irish independent record label that was started in 2006 by Keith Wallace. Rusted Rail have released albums by artists including Phantom Dog Beneath the Moon, United Bible Studies, The Declining Winter. Music for Dead Birds a ...
in April 2009.


Release

Released on the
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format, The album was self produced by the band and was mainly recorded using a 4-track tape deck. General reception of the album from critics was good;Digital Industries
however, it was criticized for its lo-fi quality. The album currently has a 1.84 rating on
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'', Arts journalist Kernan Andrews wrote; "And Then It Rained For Seven Days is a strong opening statement from the band, and reveals some different sides to their sound. On stage they have a strongly 1960s folk-pop style, but the new mini-album plays much more like edgy indie/alternative acoustic rock, with some experimental flashes."


Track listing

# 17 # What Did You Expect? # The Sex # To Grow Up Wet # Pill, Oh # Four Years From Now # Houses On Hilltops # Dead To Me


References


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"And then it rained for seven days" on Rusted Rail.
{{Authority control 2009 debut albums Music for Dead Birds albums Rusted Rail albums