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Birds of Tokyo were formed in 2004 and despite the relatively short life time of the band they have already established themselves as one of Perth’s premier rock bands, regularly playing their own headlining shows at packed venues such as Amplifier and Rosemount Hotel and supporting bands such as [[Switchfoot]], [[Jebediah]] and [[After the Fall (band)|After the Fall]].

[[2005]] saw Birds of Tokyo release two EPs, the first was released in January as a teaser/demo and the songs received airplay on [[Triple J]], [[96fm]], [[RTRFM]], Base FM, [[FBi Radio|FBi]] and PBS. The second, a double A side single recorded in [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]] with acclaimed producer Forrester Savell ([[Helmet (band)|Helmet]], [[Full Scale]], [[Karnivool]]), was launched at the Amplifier Bar last weekend to a packed out crowd of almost 500 people with the single “Stay” having already been nominated for the [[West Australian Music Industry Awards|WAM]] Rock Song Of the Year Award.

The band have toured in [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]] and been featured in media including [http://www.xpressmag.com.au Xpress], [http://www.zebrahype.com.au Zebra Hype], Adrenaline Zine, [http://www.perthbands.com.au Perthbands.com], Beat Magazine and Base TV. 2006 saw the band touring regional WA on a three week tour in January, before returning to [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]] to finish working on their debut album, ''[[Day One (bot album)|Day One]]''. The album was released on 3 February 2007 and debuted at #88 on the ARIA album charts. Following the release the band embarked on their 'Day One' tour in February 2007 played in five capital cities around Australia.

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Birds of Tokyo also performed at the [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] leg of the [[2007]] [[Big Day Out]] and were named in [[Rolling Stone]] magazine as 'Artists to Watch' in 2007.

At the 2007 [[West Australian Music Industry Awards|WAMi Awards]] Birds of Tokyo won two WAMingtons for 'Favourite Newcomer' and 'Best Male Vocalist' (Ian Kenny).

In April 2007 the band played at Blackjack 2007 (relocated [[Rock-It]] fesitval) and then undertook another national tour in support of their debut album.

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== Awards and nominations==

* 2005 [[West Australian Music Industry Awards|WAM]] 'Rock Song of the Year' - "Stay"

* 2007 [[West Australian Music Industry Awards|WAMi]] Award - 'Favourite Newcomer'

* 2007 [[West Australian Music Industry Awards|WAMi]] Award - 'Best Male Vocalist' Ian Kenny

==External links==

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*[http://www.myspace.com/birdsoftokyo Birds Of Tokyo MySpace website]

*[http://www.amo.org.au/qa_interview.asp?id=1172 Australian Music Online Interview]

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