Technology Is a Dead Bird

Technology Is a Dead Bird is the only studio album by the band Mars Argo, released on November 6, 2009 independently through Bandcamp and iTunes.[1] An instrumental version of the album was released the following month to Bandcamp on December 11, 2009, with the intention of being used by aspiring YouTubers as background music for their videos.[2] A promotional EP containing acoustic renditions originally uploaded on YouTube, titled Internet Sessions, was released on August 18, 2010.[3]

Technology Is a Dead Bird
Studio album by
Mars Argo
ReleasedNovember 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)
Recorded2008–2009
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length26:50
LabelGrocerybag
Producer
Mars Argo chronology
Technology Is a Dead Bird
(2009)		 Internet Sessions
(2010)

Background

Lead vocalists Brittany Sheets and Titanic Sinclair met in early 2008 and quickly started to collaborate for video content on Sinclair's group YouTube channel DigitalFunTown,[4] and later their own YouTube channel as a duo.[upper-alpha 1] They started producing instrumental songs to complement their videos as background music, and soon transitioned into officially making music as a band, as the result of positive reception from viewers.[6] Starting in early 2009, the band frequently uploaded demos of new songs to the website Muxtape, providing a preview for the album to come.[7]

The first album trailer was released to their YouTube channel on July 10, 2009, simultaneously acting as an official music video for the introduction "The Singularity Is Near."[8] A second trailer, this time using an excerpt of "Mrs. Stadler," was uploaded on October 22.[9]

Critical reception

Sheets' vocals were described as "Kewpie doll sweet" by one critic from Consequence of Sound magazine who overall had mixed views on the project.[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brittany Sheets and Corey Mixter. All tracks are produced by Mixter, except where noted.

Technology Is a Dead Bird[1]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."The Singularity Is Near" 0:59
2."Suicide Birds"
  • Mixter
  • Jesse Meyer
3:12
3."Mrs Stadler" 3:26
4."Machine" 3:23
5."Monsters Under My Bed" 1:02
6."Technology Is a Dead Bird" 3:55
7."Sideways and Sideways" 2:26
8."You Don't Know Me Anymore"
  • Mixter
  • Justin McGrath
4:44
9."Feeling Welcome in a Time Warp" 0:39
10."Tired Today" 3:04
Total length:26:50
Technology Is a Dead Bird (Instrumental)[2]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."The Singularity Is Near" (Instrumental) 0:59
2."Suicide Birds" (Instrumental)
  • Mixter
  • Meyer
3:12
3."Mrs Stadler" (Instrumental) 3:26
4."Machine" (Instrumental) 3:23
5."Monsters Under My Bed" (Instrumental) 1:02
6."Technology Is a Dead Bird" (Instrumental) 3:55
7."Sideways and Sideways" (Instrumental) 2:26
8."You Don't Know Me Anymore" (Instrumental)
  • Mixter
  • McGrath
4:44
9."Feeling Welcome in a Time Warp" (Instrumental) 0:39
10."Tired Today" (Instrumental) 3:04
Total length:26:50

Notes
  1. Page 2. Article 3[5]

References
  1. "Technology is a Dead Bird Mars Argo". 6 November 2009.
  2. "Technology is a Dead Bird (Instrumental) Mars Argo".
  3. "Internet Sessions | Mars Argo". 2010-10-17. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  4. digitalfuntown (2008-03-21), Pirate Wheel of Fortune, retrieved 2019-03-07
  5. "ThatPoppy-Lawsuit-01.pdf" (PDF). 17 April 2018.
  6. "This Is Not an Interview With Poppy". 9 January 2017.
  7. "Mars Argo on Muxtape". Archived from the original on 25 April 2009.
  8. "YouTube - The Singularity is Near". 2010-06-20. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  9. "YouTube - Playing in a Cemetery with Mars Argo". 2010-04-09. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  10. "Mars Argo – Technology is a Dead Bird Album Reviews Consequence of Sound". 30 December 2009.
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