Birds Of Tokyo - Brace Lyrics

Listening to this live was one of my best live music experiences absolutely awesome, sounds great but the headphone audio doesn’t give it justice! Which says a lot about a song that still sounds great through headphones!

"Pepsi" Bottle a "Coca Cola" glass . I don't give a damn

Remember that time on Home and Away when the river boys returned with this theme, that was dope asf.

I'm only after finding out who this band is after a very long time from watching home and away. I couldn't find out from anyone who it was..... Finally 😁😁😁😁😁

This is the most underrated band ever :(

Yep that’s the good stuff

Not in the Tool class, but in this genre very good. The breakdown in particular is exemplary.

Where are the chords for this?

Vool is *BACK* fuck this is good.

THIS IS WHAT I IMAGINE WILL BE PLAYING AT THE APOCALYPSEEE

this sucks donkey scrotum

Wall of sound. Love it.

love it

This sounds very similar to Cryoshell's 'Face Me'. I still love it!

"Of all important things
Never forget your name
Of all important things
Remember all their sins
Defy erase rebuild
Not as servants but as kings"

Cue throw chairs and smash shit!

"never forget your name" I've heard silly mysic stories about this.

groovy and beautiful. good song

ANY MUSICIAN HERE? Pls confirm if half of the bridge instrumental is is 7/8 time signature? Also the verse chords are D#, D#/D, B, Bb, D and chorus chords are D#, B, F#, Bb? and the lead up to chorus is F#, G#, F#, A#? Can any better musician than me confirm this? Im just playing power chords for now, havnt gone into minor or other variations of chords, but if you know, please post, thx

KashStrings All I know that it is a 7 time signature, im still learning but can confirm that

You've pretty much got that right- except I do a g#m and A#m and also the d# has this bass note semiton slide figure you can hear in the extended bridge and sometimes that held chord of D# does a cascade to the Bb for the end of the figure (in the chorus) I hope that helps?

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Such a sick song. A+. Brilliant album

do they have more songs like this omg

Ya Joking shoulda been higher!

Nice but can you guys bring back some Day One/Universes type stuff? Your slow pop oriented keyboard stuff sucks dick
 to be honest.

PERFECT MUSIC

Best!!!! Super! Love it!

i'm not usually into birds of tokyo but this song changed my mind about them

Reminds one of "The Cure"

deserves more airplay on radio .

The birds are back. Master piece of a song!

faaaark did I just hear that 😨🍻👈

me encanta ♥

Fuck I havnt heard anything this good in a long time

I love this track. I can't find this to download anywhere in the UK - not an iphone person before anybody points me in that direction. Where can i download it?

Awesome album. Not disappointed.

This reminds of of Karnivool.

Wow. I've heard about Birds of Tokyo for years, but this is the first time I've been captivated. Awesome stuff!!

maybe you should try karnivool then

10/10, never get rid of the distortion. this is what birds of tokyo should sound like, not plans or lanterns

Kristof's Konnection that's right. Plans and lanterns can be obliterated and sunk to the bottom of the Pacific. What we need are proper guitars, blinding time signatures and fuzz so dense they make your ears bleed. Not to mention a breakdown that would have the pit in utter meltdown. Bravo indeed!!, oh, and encore immediately.

That chorus is PHAT

This could easily be Karnivool.

Best Birds of Toyko song yet

Kenny's voice suits the heavy music so well. actually thought it was karnivool when I first heard it.

+David Lee, my husband and I both thought it was Karnivool aswell.

That's because Ian Kenny is the vocalist of both Karnivool and Birds of Tokyo.

great song!

awesome track ..i like this style of birds of tokyo ..awesome

what can one say the Birds of tokyo rock . awesome new track brace ,saw them live twice in the last month absolutely killed it can't wait till i get my hands on the new cd . Birds are the best

why does everyone always want the same stuff ? the best part of BOT is you get something completely different every time, and you just give it a listen and even though it's different you like it - that's what good music is

holy fuck this song is awesome. love the guitar and the time signiture

ALC0LITE Birds said they got inspiration from Parkways "crushed" track.

i love this song

Absolutely love the off beat guitar riff in the middle section. The breakdown before dropping it all gives me the chills. Love it.

Fuckin' banger boys!

I've always appreciated their stuff but never really got into them. However, this song blew my socks off. Massively impressed with that time change!!

Me too man, I stumbled across this song by accident and now I'm hooked

Not aMUSEd...

ha ha nice, I am 50/50 so far from what I have heard, but I love your play on words, I am very aMUSEd thank you

In the same vein, is that lead singer the Beard of Tokyo?

hey that beard is sexy

very nice..   very tool sounding...   of course with the distinct birds flava all over it..  luv it,,  no hash tag lol

great song!!!!!

boy..
the birds are back!!
and they really did listen to us
so proud of what they've done!

Mmmmmmm that is one tasty riff

AWESOME!!!!
Best song ever!

Muse ripoff? More like Karnivool ripoff ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Another Brilliant song by Birds of Tokyo :)

Love the Tool influence. Dig this track!!

The new song is faaaaaantasticalness!!!!!!! Hoping you come back to Bendigo again :) :)

Its got them AFI Sing The Sorrow feels, fucking mint take my money

The sound that I've been missing for a while :)

Time to find my good headphones.

This is actually pretty good, them views tho

whats with the weird orb?? btw luv this song :P

Very, very nice.

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! All the MUSE comparisons, yea right. Kenny's vocals are leagues ahead. Can't wait for the whole album.

i love birds of tokyo but matt bellamy's vocals are second to none in modern alt rock

Ian doesn't have a falsetto range as strong or a head range as big, he kinda sits in Matts middle range for both, which is still pretty great

Fucking hell, that brief switch to 7 really made my day.

thewizardninja z

Haha, same here! :) And we've got a pretty educated crowd in here, because many people point to that moment as well.

Holy shit yes! Keen!

so freaking good.

Yay all the lyrics

I... I just got music wood lol

Now your talking welcome back Birds of Vool fantastic

Birds of Toolkyo

Ah ! This chorus and the tension are so amazing. So heavy =)

BOT are back! Always tight, always great vocals - massive single to kick off a new album.

So now that I have heard it all. I'm impressed. Give me more. The countdown is on for the album now.

Ps. When you basically asked for our permission to make a heavier album I was expecting a lot heavier than that. 🙂

post rock flavours. i approve.

This is the best shit you've put out in fucking forever. The time signature shift towards the end and the guitar tones make it sound Tool as fuck.

Cuzjudd Tools of Tokyo?

lmfao!!!

Just this song?? or the entire album??

Been wondering where vool went guess they just do it all under birds of Tokyo now. This is sick af.

Sounding the goods guys!

Yess, my little Birds! This sounds AMAZINGG!! Especially the guitars!!! Can't wait to hear the rest of this album!!

Thankfully the hipster era is coming to an end and we can go back to heavy music and burgers in standard fucking buns (none of that brioche rubbish).

HungryJack87 strangle the buggerfucktwat out of all hipsters!

Is that a distorted guitar I hear?
Welcome back Day One/Universes BoT

The bulk of what you are hearing is synth and bass fuzz, doesn't matter sounds good.

Stoneman180190 never heard of them

Love this! Getting back to the BoT roots. With a little less distortion this would almost have fit right in on the Day one album. A bit of a karnivool influence there perhaps?
Good times ahead!

Not sure what to think about this.

yeah this is pretty awesome, could go a whole album of this.

Birds are back baby! fark yes

Fucking amazing <3

Yas! This is more like it.

oh, hell yes! loving the creative direction, BOT!

rofl. sounds like a watered down Muse-B side. haha. Sorry boys, this one is no good. Stick to mellow tunes.

Was relying to his comment about sticking to mellow tunes, true BOT fans want heavier stuff back! :D

Yeah but they're not good at it. They're better at making mellow softer tunes like Plans or Lanterns - their 2 biggest hits.

To be fair the guy who produced this song produced the Muse album Origin Of Symmetry

The best bit about having hits is that you can pay your debt back to the record companies and write the music you want.

1001 Rabid Tales yeah right, because the guitar work here is such an amateur night, it's obvious. Fuck lanterns and naval gazing touchy feely shite, this is the type of stuff they should be pursuing. See you write better.

What I like the most about BOT is that you guys don't give a crap and do whatever you want. Love every single new song with completely distinct sounds and musical approaches. Love Kenny's voice as always!

If your opinion IS FACT, then please explain the band asking the fans what they wanted?  Take a look at their website.  Kenny pretty much states that they "were giving the fans what they wanted and making a heavy album."  For the record, this ain't heavy at all, just a Muse rip-off!

Its 1 song. Who knows what the rest of the album will be like. Plus one could say its "Heavier" than more recent stuff. Bet u will still be checking out the rest of the album even if its a "Muse rip-off".

Craig Bishop Perspective. A lot heavier than their recent stuff, and sounds heavy for Birds of Tokyo. I'd say this is what a lot of the fans wanted - something that brings back the feel of Day One/Universes while adding different elements to strengthen the sound.

Nice yo hear a good new rock song from BoT ! now come to the states !!

yo this is actually really chill

Birds are fucking back! Oh how we've missed you! This is the sound I've fell in love with.

Could recommend some of their older work similar to this?

@TheOne Freeman Sure. "Off Kilter" which is probably my all time BoT fave, "Wayside", "Broken Bones", "Black Sheets". "Universes" is probably their best album

@TheOne Freeman Also "Stay" and "One Way" from 2005 are wicked songs

@TheOne Freeman Scrap that, start at the "Day One" album lol

Hahah, cheers man! Will do!!

It sounds like Muse covering Universes... it's glorious :)

@jess that's a very obscure Muse pun if it was one haha

Maybe not a pun, but muse have a sing called glorious.

Jess yeah, the one off the Invincible EP, decent song

*glorious song

Birds new album was produced by David Botrill (Tool, Silverchair, Placebo, Pumpkins), who was also a producer on Muse's Origins of Symmetry.

Good to see them back like their old stuff!! Sooooo good

I was ready to give up hope on BoT after March Fires, but this is going back to their roots with a bit of new flavour added to it. Awesome work, guys!

Holy Shit, this is bloody good! Well done boys - big love. I have no words for how happy this makes me!!!!! :D <3 <3 <3

OMG YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO MUCH YES!! Thankyou BoT!

distorted guitars = fuck yes!
the scurge of all this middle class synthy/ acoustic boring shite every other aussie band thats on radio has been pushing the past few years needs to die now. that shit is done.