The Mutton Birds
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Biography
The Mutton Birds were a Newâ¯Zealand rock music group formed in Auckland in 1991 by Ross Burge, David Long and Donâ¯McGlashan, with Alanâ¯Gregg joining a year later. The trioâs early performances featured an interim drummer before Ross Burge took the kit, and the band quickly established a distinct sound rooted in Aucklandâs burgeoning alternative scene. Their debut selfâtitled album, The Mutton Birds, released in 1992, peaked at number 2 on the Newâ¯Zealand Albums Chart and achieved platinum certification, while the single "Nature" reached number 4 on the singles chart. In 1994 the group released Salty, which reached number 3 and also went platinum; the single "The Heater" topped the chart that year and "Anchorâ¯Me" entered the top ten, earning Donâ¯McGlashan an APRA Silver Scroll award. The Mutton Birds followed with Envyâ¯ofâ¯Angels in 1996, peaking at number 4, and Rain,â¯Steamâ¯andâ¯Speed in 1999. Between 1996 and 2000 the band relocated to London, signing with EMI Australia and contributing a cover of "Don't Fear the Reaper" to the 1996 film The Frighteners soundtrack, which charted in the Australian top 50. The group returned to Newâ¯Zealand in 2000, released a greatestâhits compilation Flock in 2002, and disbanded that same year; a brief reunion in 2012 produced the live album Freeâ¯Range: The Mutton Birds Liveâ¯2012.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- While You Sleep
- Ten Feet Tall
- A Thing Well Made
- Envy Of Angels
- Crooked Mile
- Straight To Your Head
- She's Been Talking
- Not to Take Sides
- Pulled Along by Love
- Inside My Skin
- Come Around
- Dominion Road
- Nature
- White Valiant
- Trouble With You
- April
- Like This Train
- Another Morning
- Last Year's Shoes
- Don't Fear The Reaper
- As Close as This
