Netherbird Crowd Funding Lyric/Artwork Book

Netherbird is currently crowd funding the release of a new lyric artbook, with full details available here. The band also comments:

"Greetings, I am Johan Nephente Fridell and I invite you to release of the book 'Netherbird: Svensk jävla svärta.' I have always considered Netherbird a combination of three art forms: music, lyrics and artwork, all being equally important pillars of our craft. These days album releases tend to be a mostly digital affair and that is generally a good thing: our music reaches more people than we could ever hope for in the past.

"But now our artwork is reduced to thumbnails and the lyrics are only available for those that go and look for them; the words are no longer in the hands of a new listener as was the case with CDs and LPs. All of that is fine, times change, but I want to offer something different, something extra for those that happen to really care about the words and who, just like myself, see art as an integral aspect of what Netherbird is about.

"So my solution is simple: to create a thick, heavy artbook containing all the lyrics from all our releases in chronological order from the first tune we recorded to our latest album The Grander Voyage. It will be bound together with an introduction where I try to explain the vision behind the band and our music, and a closing chapter where I will reflect upon the journey we have made and where we might be going next. Nothing long, but I will take the opportunity to somehow give all these lyrical texts a context, a frame of reference if you may.

"Each chapter/release also will come with a short reflection from Pontus Bizmark Andersson, my companion and co-founder of Netherbird. Since he is the main composer and producer of all these releases, he will add some insights into the creation and recording process of these singles, EP:s and albums. We have spoken countless times about doing some liner notes, so now it was time. Netherbird has always been the result of his and my endless hours of work, so I am glad to have him onboard even in this part of our creative journey."