Australian Bird Calls (also referred to as Songs of Disappearance: Australian Bird Calls and just Songs of Disappearance) is an album of Australian bird calls, released on 3 December 2021 by the Bowerbird Collective and BirdLife Australia. It was created to bring attention to endangered and threatened species of Australian birds.[1] The recordings were made by nature recordist David Stewart and Nature Sound.[2]
Following its physical release, Australian Bird Calls peaked at number two on the Australian ARIA Charts.[3]
Although the title initially appeared as Songs of Disappearance,[1] this later became the de facto "artist" name for the Bowerbird Collective's effort to bring attention to threatened and endangered Australian species, with the album itself then taking on the title of Australian Bird Calls as a "sequel" album of frog calls titled Australian Frog Calls, attributed to Songs of Disappearance, was released on 2 December 2022.[4]
^ abWilson, Jim (6 December 2021). "'Songs of Disappearance': The soundtrack making a difference this Christmas". 2GB. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^"Album of bird chirps is hoping to topple Adele on the ARIA Charts". The Music Network. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^"Korn snare first #1 album in over 20 years with Requiem Plus, new peak for Australian Bird Calls!". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^Disalvo, Tom (30 November 2022). "An album of frog calls hopes to challenge Taylor Swift on the Australian charts". NME. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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