{"product_id":"antony-szmierek-decoding-birdsong-lp","title":"Antony Szmierek 'Decoding Birdsong' LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order. Due 21st August.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDinked Edition #410:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"docs-internal-guid-43f4b619-7fff-0280-8b4b-5a8ed5b5ff13\"\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue \u0026amp; black ”Marble Warble” Edition \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned art card \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBonus 7” featuring two exclusive tracks \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited pressing of 1,000 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-b4b9d74f-7fff-baf0-c60a-e700c2f2a6b9\"\u003eManchester-born poet, writer, and producer Antony Szmierek has announced the release of his second album, Decoding Birdsong. Just eighteen months after his critically acclaimed debut, Szmierek returns with a new body of work that signals a clear evolution in both sound and scope. Rooted in his personal touchstones within electronic music, the album pairs expansive, immersive production with his trademark razor-sharp lyricism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhere his debut had been a solo endeavour, Decoding Birdsong brims with collaboration, including Australia’s Pretty Girl, London band Los Bitchos, and Bristol producer 1-800 GIRLS, as well as Imogen and the Knife and indie pop star Ellur. Speaking about the new record, Antony explains “Decoding Birdsong is about choosing to believe in something. Coincidence as a religion. Making your own luck in the face of loneliness and doubt. The smallest things can feel seminal, seismic and life affirming if you just choose to lean in, but it also asks if this is a dangerous way to live. What happens when your numbers come in? What are the consequences of luck? Should you listen to the birds, or are you only ever going to hear what you want to hear? To help us explore this: a heron, dice, a plummeting airplane, the late-night TV show Aussie Gold Hunters and a fibreglass replica of Godzilla.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDecoding Birdsong follows the wild success of his debut album, 2025’s Service Station at the End of the Universe, which launched Antony into a whirlwind of Glastonbury, Jools Holland, and repeat BBC airplay. He’s sold out venues across the UK and Europe, and in February 2026 performed to 20,000 while closing Solomun’s Alexandra Palace shows. The former English teacher had been working at a college for special needs students when his blend of spoken word and dance music started taking off, earning him accolades such as 6Music’s Artist of the Year in 2023 following his Poems To Dance To EP, and frequent comparisons to Mike Skinner, Jarvis Cocker and John Cooper Clarke. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Mushroom Music Group\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PIAS \/ Cinram","offers":[{"title":"Limited Dinked Edition Marble Warble Vinyl LP + 7\"","offer_id":57958952534403,"sku":"MUSH038LP2","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited Beak Yellow Vinyl LP","offer_id":57958952567171,"sku":"MUSH038LP4","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black vinyl LP","offer_id":57959005258115,"sku":"MUSH038LP1","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/6872\/files\/Screenshot_2026-05-03_at_16.49.27.png?v=1777823398","url":"https:\/\/beartreerecords.com\/products\/antony-szmierek-decoding-birdsong-lp","provider":"Bear Tree Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}