Birdlips is an enchanting local indie-folk duo defined by 12-string guitar, keys, and intertwined vocal harmonies, all applied to remarkable effect on an excellent set of debut songs written while frontman Cliff Usher explored Valencia and the rest of Spain by way of UVA’s study abroad program.

Birdlips - Tire Chains
Birdlips - Some Kind Of Death

La Strada is equal parts drums and accordion and New York and Paris and Beirut and Jump Little Children, all wrapped in the squishy-fusion mission statement of a Gogol Bordello or Vampire Weekend. Also featuring David Baker Benson as DBB Plays Cups.