Artist description Imagine Lou Reed and Hank Williams fronting R.E.M. and you're on your way to understanding what Pounding Birds sound like. Born during San Francisco's last great music renaissance (along with notables such as Counting Crows and American Music Club), Pounding Birds captures the bittersweet emotions of post-last-call nighttime in their finely crafted songs.

Music Style Rock, Country, Folk

Musical Influences R.E.M., Gin Blossoms, Bob Dylan, The Band, Hank Williams, The Velvet Underground

Similar Artists R.E.M., Gin Blossoms

Artist History Songwriter and founder Ben Rinzler started Pounding Birds in early 1991. The lineup quickly evolved to include Simon Brown on guitar, Pat Thomas on drums and Max Drukman on bass. This lineup eventually recorded "A Perfect Language" at Berkeley's notorious Fish of Death studios. Since then, Brown moved on and was replaced with violinist/guitarist Daniel Hoffman, then Thomas was replaced by current drummer Damon Carmen.

Group Members Ben Rinzler (vocals/guitar), Daniel Hoffman (violin/guitar), Max Drukman (bass), Damon Carmen (drums)

Instruments Guitar, violin, bass, drums

Albums A Perfect Language, Rusty Dream Car, A Month of Sundays

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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