LOVEBIRDS

Released May 21, 2021

“Batterham’s smooth, soaring voice is an almost otherworldly instrument of beauty." - Tyler Jenke, Rolling Stone Australia, March 2021

"takes us to a time when pop music was really a craft. It is melancholy and big gestures at the same time. In other words, it's absolutely wonderful pop music." - Johan Alexed, Popmuzik Sweden, March 2021

"The album’s strength lies in its instrumental prowess and rich orchestration. Batterham and his talented collaborators combine piano, strings, guitar, percussions, woodwind and brass with sincere and haunting lyrics, resulting in a striking interplay of shadow and light. The pieces are in some ways minimalist but always vivid. Lovebirds is a genuine listening pleasure." - Sarah Jackson, Farrago (Radio Fodder), April 2021

Written and recorded by Nick Batterham
with
Nick Murray: guitar, backing vocals
Jethro Woodward: bass, backing vocals
Ben Wiesner: drums, percussion
Kelly Day: backing vocals

and Zoë Black: violin, Chris Moore: viola, David Berlin: cello, Damien Eckersley: double bass, Michael Pisani: cor anglais, Adam Simmons: saxophone, flute, clarinet, Tristan Rebien: trumpet, flügelhorn, cornet, Don Immel: trombone.
Mastered by John Ruberto at Mastersound
Graphic design by Carl Breitkreuz