Wild Birds PL highlighted by the addition of

highlighted by the addition of Mary Rowell's violin

lost or distant

with bright piano accents and lush harmonies

has led to a determination to further raise the bar

Wild Birds PL highlighted by the addition ofJm Airis's sophomore release continues an exploration of aural themes and tonescapes first introduced on INDIAN SUMMER, but the end result is a significantly stronger, more nuanced effort. WILD BIRDS is confident, bigger in it's presentation than the rough edge of the first record, and Airis covers a lot of territory, crisscrossing from the swaggering to the solemn in the context of his continued odyssey into the darker psyche of Americana music.