Good Flying Birds

Event ID: MS63683

Fri, Mar 13, 2026 | 3:00 AM - 3:40 AM

Venue: Chess Club

Summary

Good Flying Birds is a jangling, noisy guitar-pop group based in the Midwest, USA. It began in 2023 with a collection of 4-track cassette recordings and stop-motion videos uploaded to YouTube under the name “Talulah God,” along with a chaotic and colorful, GIF-infested website. Over the following months, songs were uploaded fairly frequently, eventually catching the attention of influential label operator Martin Meyer. In early 2025, Talulah’s Tape was released on Rotten Apple, a collection of home recordings from 2020–2024. It showcased a wide-ranging love for the history of independent guitar music, clever and melodic songwriting, and an approachable twee-punk charm. Following the success of the tape and gaining a reputation as a must-see live act, they signed with Carpark and Smoking Room, who co-released Talulah’s Tape in late 2025. The influence of jangly lo-fi/DIY heavyweights who came before like Guided By Voices (their namesake), Beat Happening, DLIMC, Talulah Gosh (partly their namesake), and The Vaselines, is prevalent, but they carry a unique charm all their own. It’s the sound of looking at a crumbling world with rosy cheeks and wide eyes, a tambourine by your side.

Format: Rock
Category: Rock
Event Type: showcase
Presented By: n/a

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Good Flying Birds

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