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Birth (Defects) 8 years in the making

Posted by Loren on April 2, 2025

Birth (Defects) 8 years in the making
photo by Josh Sisk

Baltimore, MD noise rock band Birth (Defects) just announced their first record in 8 years: Deceiver/Mirror, out May 30 via Reptilian Records.

The album was initially recorded in 2017, just after its predecessor, but written and recorded as the band came apart. It was put on the shelf, but not forgotten after all. The group disbanded in 2019, returning to action in 2013. More recent recording took place at Electrical Audio studio with Matthew Barnhart.

Live dates:

May 28 - Queens, NY - @TV Eye - w/Unholy Two + Micahel Berdan (Uniform) + Foreign Body
May 29 - Ithaca, NY - @Angry Mom Records - w/Unholy Two + TBA
May 30 - North Adams, MA - @Belltower - w/Unholy Two + Cinnamon
May 31 - Providence, RI - @TBD - w/Unholy Two + TBA
June 1 - Philadelphia, PA - @1026 Space - w/Unholy Two + Emily Robb + Bore x Hole
June 13 - Baltimore, MD - @Holy Frijoles - w/Dosser + Muscle

tracklisting:

1. Preamble
2. Youth
3. Glass
4. Despotism
5. Guiltless
6. Doubts
7. Under
8. Macross
9. Trapped
10. Throne
11. Epilogue

Birth (Defects) 8 years in the making
photo by Josh Sisk

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