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An experimental indie folkie who later added electronic pop to his repertoire, Bobby Birdman is the alter ego of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Rob Kieswetter. Originally from the Portland, OR area, Kieswetter began playing in the late 90s with his first band Badical Turbo Radness, who released their first and only album To the Rescue in 1997. By the following year, the group had broken up and Kieswetter adopted the Bobby Birdman moniker, which was given to him by Little Wings' Kyle Field. Kieswetters early Bobby Birdman work was intimate and largely acoustic, as on his 2001 Hush Records debut, Let Me In; in 2002, Exhausted (The Cost Of), a collection of a cappella songs that he recorded while riding his bicycle through Portland, pared his music down even further. However, his second proper album, 2003s Born Free Forever. had a much more lavish sound, incorporating electronic touches and choral passages along with more expected indie rock sounds. That year, Birdman moved to Los Angeles and took his music in an even more electronic direction on the States Rights-released synth pop homage Heart Caves EP, and 2005s limited-edition Giraffes & Jackals EP, which also featured YACHTs Jonah Bechtolt. He became involved in L.A.s art, music and fashion scenes, appearing on YACHTs I Believe In You, Your Magic Is Real and modeling for Band of Outsiders' 2008 fall fashion line. During that time, he remixed Young MCs Fastest Rhyme for a collection celebrating Delicious Vinyl's 20th anniversary and worked on his third album, New Moods, which arrived in fall 2009.
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Rob Kieswetter, better known by his stage name Bobby Birdman, is an American musician. Kieswetter is originally from Nevada City, California, and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He has released albums on Hush Records, Not Not Fun, Fryk Beat, States Rights Records. He has played on albums by Bonnie Prince Billy, The Microphones, Yacht, Little Wings, Golden Shoulders, and VVRSSNN.
Rob Kieswetter is a member of Yacht's backing band, The Straight Gaze. As Bobby Birdman, he has toured with Ratatat, Hot Chip, and Yacht.
