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Redbird Takes Flight

Vancouver-based band Redbird releases debut EP, We’re All Friends And Lovers Until It All Falls Apart.

Savannah Leigh Wellman is no stranger to Vancouver’s impressive music scene. She not only works for Music BC, a non-profit organization that promotes and supports BC’s music community, but she is also a singer-songwriter herself. Formerly the lead singer of the Savannah Leigh Band, this young music enthusiast is starting fresh with the newly formed band, Redbird.

Redbird’s eclectic lineup consists of Wellman (lead vocals), John Sponarski (guitar), Jeremy Appleton (bass) and Ben Brown (drums), all of whom are good friends.

“We had basically known each other as friends in the past,” says Wellman in a phone interview. “I had been playing in my old band… and when that ran its course, I was looking for new people to play with. Through a series of events, the way these things tend to work, I was talking with these guys and we realized that we would all be really excited to play in a project together. We’re having a good time when we’re rehearsing and onstage, we’re just excited to be spending time together.”

This enthusiasm carried over into the studio where the band created an atmospheric debut EP titled, We’re All Friends And Lovers Until It All Falls Apart, which was released on June 14, 2011. A refreshing take on the indie-rock genre, the songs on this EP are inspired by the intricacy of relationships.

“Basically, a lot of the songs are focusing around the different relationships and kind of the grey areas that can come up when you are trying to define those relationships. I was just really inspired by all those different levels of emotion that could be involved in those situations,” explains Wellman.

Helping mould the band’s vision into the stunning final product was producer Shawn Cole. Well-known for his work with other local artists such as Bend Sinister and Yukon Blonde, Cole’s creative strokes were integral to the EP says Wellman.

“We did a lot of different layers of keys and guitars with different effects from amps. I think those touches from [Cole] were really important to bringing all the songs together. He definitely gave it his own touch through all his crazy creative ideas.”

And the end result is a unique six-song masterpiece filled with poetically insightful lyrics and pure and often bittersweet emotion.

With their debut EP behind them, and having completed their first tour as a band back in early June, Redbird is definitely moving in the right direction towards a promising career in music. With things going according to plan for this new band, how will Redbird measure its success in the future?

“I would consider just being able to survive by playing music, to not have to have a day job and spending our time on the road touring, playing shows together, spending time in the studio. If we were actually able to make a living, as modestly as it needed to be, then I would feel successful.”

With a talented and energized lineup that has untapped potential to spare, something tells me Redbird will be plenty successful in the future.