Southall
26th August 2024 - 7:00 pm
The Deaf Institute

This show has been rescheduled from the 22nd Feb 24 to the  26th Aug 24. All tickets still remain valid 

A very isolating 2020 needed shifts in musical direction to get to a place where new music, let

alone the Read Southall Band’s crowning achievement could even exist. Their third studio
album, For the Birds, is ambitious and captures vigorous, rock ‘n’ roll energy with elements of
country and southern rock. From classic to contemporary rock, these are songs that could
appeal to the disparate fanbases of Gary Stewart, Joe Walsh, Rival Sons, or Chris Cornell.
American Songwriter called For The Birds, “Exploratory… Traversing through uncharted sonic
territory” and Raised Rowdy proclaims, “There is a ton of excitement building around Read
Southall Band at the moment.” Riff Magazine notes, “Read Southall Band combines the heavy
guitars of the late- and post-grunge era with southern rock vocals and a country music
sensibility to create a sound outside the expectations of any of those genres by themselves.”
“I don’t think we would be a band without this album,” says frontman Southall. “I think for a while
we were just focused on touring, getting out there and we didn’t take care of the music as
needed. In a way, we needed that year off the road. We made an album and just worked. We
refocused and decided this is what we want to be doing.”
Southall and his bandmates understand that the album’s long gestation and their sonic shifts
may take some adjustment for fans. But that excited uncertainty is reflected in the new album’s
title. “We came up with For the Birds because it’s been so long and we were worried that
nobody’s waiting for us,” says Southall. “So maybe this record is ‘for the birds.’ If you like it, you
like it. It is what it is. For us, it’s six individuals making tunes

Venue

The Deaf Institute 135 Grosvenor St
Manchester M1 7HE
UK