Good Flying Birds Made the Ground Shake In Brooklyn

Sold out in Brooklyn and hot off a highly lauded run at SXSW, Good Flying Birds entered loud and fast.

In 2025, GFB found a name with their debut album, Talulah’s Tape – a shiny mixtape of jangly smash hits. Although the sound is light and ecstatic, the tracks are the culmination of lead singer Kellen Baker’s adolescence.

“The songs are pretty personal to me, so it was a mix of catharsis and anxiety while releasing them, which I went through when they first came out on a tape. It was weird to go through that whole process again. But I would rather put it out there than keep it in,” Baker told me in an interview last fall.

Three bands opened before GFB, including Austin’s Touch Girl Apple Blossom. TGAB flourishes in conversational riffs and low-key lyrics. A perfect co-headline with GFB – their sounds mesh the same way iconic ‘90s indie rock bills did.

In the studio, GFB’s sound is unruffled and introspective. During the live show, everything runs a bit manic (in the best way possible). They cranked the volume and performed to the extreme. Their lo-fi jangle arrangements turn dance-punk in concert – proof that lo-fi recordings are limitless live.

I often watched the crowd figure out how to mosh to a Talulah’s track rather than watching the band. Although Baker’s infectious lyrics anchor every stanza, GFB finds its groove in their beating pop-rock. The upbeat, Gang of Four-like pace amped the crowd, giving the group a new space to thrive. 

Although time constraints limited the set to thirty minutes, GFB filled every moment with buoyant punk. Good Flying Birds are the new now, and everyone who cares about indie rock should tap in soon, or they’ll be too late.

Good Flying Birds are on tour now, find more information here. Their debut album, Talulah’s Tape, is available now.