Muse Chronicle

Shaven Primates is an Oxford-based band known for its rock, dark-wave, and post-punk tracks.

“The genre-bending music, the metaphoric lyrics, and the distressed vocals make ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ an explosive track that boasts of the sheer talent that the Shaven Primates possess.”

‘Birds Aren’t Real’ is the title track of the EP of the same name by Shaven Primates. It is a quirky, off-beat, and groovy track that is thought-provoking and deep as well. The lyrics use a lot of symbolism and one has to explore layer-by-layer, they only add to the depth of the song. The vocals are raw, frustrated and stressed this gives it a distressed aesthetic appeal and makes the subject matter more convincing. The music in some bits has an old cowboy charm and it’s something you’d get to listen to at an old-time yee-haw watering hole. The true meaning of the song lies way beneath the old-time charm waiting to be discovered and interpreted, and you should take up the challenge to decipher the meaning yourself.

The genre-bending music, the metaphoric lyrics, and the distressed vocals make ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ an explosive track that boasts of the sheer talent that the Shaven Primates possess. It is the most impressive track from their EP, and one must not miss out on experiencing the entire EP along with the title track.

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