"Off Kilter"
Single by Birds of Tokyo
from the album Day One
A-side"Off Kilter"
ReleasedDecember 2005
RecordedJuly 2005
GenreAlternative rock
Length2:33
LabelEgg Records/MGM Distribution
Songwriter(s)Adam Spark, Ian Kenny, Anthonny Jackson, Adam Weston[1]
Producer(s)Forrester Savell
Birds of Tokyo singles chronology
"One Way/Stay"
(2005)		 "Off Kilter"
(2005)		 "Black Sheets"
(2007)

"Off Kilter" is the first song released from Birds of Tokyo's debut album Day One. It was released December 2005[2] on independent label, Egg Records, through MGM Distribution. It was produced by Forrester Savell (Helmet, Full Scale, Karnivool, Gavin Rossdale). The single received national radio airplay through Triple J and community radio stations, resulting in the initial production of the band's debut album, Day One, selling out nationwide.[3] The album was released on 3 February 2007 and debuted at No. 88 on the ARIA album charts and No. 3 on the AIR album charts.

Sputnik Music describes "Off Kilter" as "efficiently squeezes a hell of a lot into its meager 2:33 duration. Building up brilliantly as it progresses, excellent dynamics and structure are combined with an amazing pop sensibility to provide the album highlight."[4] In an interview with 3rd Degree the band's guitarist, Adam Spark, considers "Off Kilter" to be the best of the band's three singles released so far. "These songs came from a very real, very raw place, I think the reason it’s resonating with other people is because there was no bullshit thrown into the songs. They’re as real and honest as the way we felt at the time"[5]

Track listing

  1. "Off Kilter" - 2:33

References

  1. ↑ "'Off Kilter' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Birds of Tokyo". Howlspace. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Hanna, Jay (12 May 2007). "Driven to Succeed". PerthNow. The Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Birds of Tokyo - Day One". Sputnik Music. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Baker, Danica (4 May 2007). "Birds of Tokyo - No Longer Sitting on a Branch". 3rd Degree. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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