Birds of Tokyo is a five-piece alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. Their debut album Day One, gained them domestic success with it reaching No. 3 on the AIR Independent Album charts, spending a total of 36 consecutive weeks in the top 10. In 2008, the band released Universes, which made it to No. 3 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. 2010 saw the indie band’s self-titled third studio release Birds of Tokyo, spend over eight months in the Australian Top 20, peaking at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The double platinum album received the 2010 ARIA Award for ’Best Rock Album' and in early 2011 the band’s anthemic breakthrough hit ‘Plans’ ranked #4 in Triple J’s Hottest 100. The album’s follow up single, ‘Wild At Heart’, reached #1 on the country’s National Airplay Chart and won the band an APRA Award. Most recently, in 2013 the band released their fourth studio album March Fires. Spearheaded by the album’s first two singles ‘This Fire’ and ‘Lanterns’, March Fires debuted #1 on the National ARIA Album Chart – the band’s first ever #1 record. The album was certified gold within four weeks of release and the triple platinum single ‘Lanterns’ was the most played song on Australia radio for the first six months of 2013.

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