About

An Experiment On A Bird In The Air Pump return to the stage with renewed power and urgency, and the same uncompromising spirit that made them one of London’s most fearless underground bands.

Formed in 2008 and named after the Joseph Wright of Derby painting, the band broke boundaries from the start —with no designated front person, drummer or bassist, and an instinctive approach to switching roles mid-performance. Each member’s voice and instrument carries equal weight, creating a sound that is communal, raw and rhythmically hypnotic.

Composed of British-Filipino twin sisters C-Bird and X-Bird, and D-Bird, who is of British Nepalese–Indian descent, the band channel no wave, punk, soul and grunge into a stripped-back fusion of bass, drums and voice that evokes both ritual and rebellion.An Experiment On A Bird In The Air Pump have previously collaborated with Steve Albini on an unreleased album, and recorded EPs with Steve Mackey (Pulp) and Tim Burgess (The Charlatans). Their performances have been described as magnetic, confrontational, and impossible to categorise.

The band will play a headline show on Thursday 23 April at The Lexington, London and head to Berlin to play Pop-Kultur Festival in August