Letras de canciones de Birddog

Under the name Birddog, Buffalo-based singer/songwriter Bill Santen built an evocative and sometimes surreal strain of Americana, heavy with imagery and bearing a strong poetic sense. After emerging in the latter half of the 1990s, the project yielded a quartet of distinctive albums including 2001's haunting A Sweet and Bitter Fancy. Santen retired the Birddog name in 2004 and issued his first proper solo album.
A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Santen spent several years drifting up and down the West Coast before finally settling in Portland, Oregon. There he was befriended by indie hero Elliott Smith, who agreed to produce Birddog's debut single. Released in 1996 and featuring Smith on bass and drums, the Killer 7" appeared on the tiny Undercover label. Santen then signed to Chicago indie Sugar Free Records and released a pair of albums in quick succession. 1997's seven-song follow-up The Trackhouse, The Valley, The Liquor Store Drive-Thru was again produced by Smith and introduced fans to Santen's earthy folk landscapes. Ghost of the Season appeared just one year later in 1998 boasting a fuller band-driven sound and featuring future Wilco member Glenn Kotche on drums. A few years later, Birddog re-emerged on the small French label Alice in Wonder with 2001's dark-hued A Sweet and Bitter Fancy which again included both Smith and Kotche. Birddog's final album, Songs from Willipa Bay, was released in 2002 by Georgia indie Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records. By 2004, Santen had shed the band name and released his first solo record, the more intimate In the Night Kitchen. ~ Timothy Monger & Jason Ankeny