According to Gaper"s Block, Bird Names sound "like Animal Collective in a good way, but also manage to make Animal Collective sound like a bow-tied barbershop quartet by comparison." Open Relationship condenses modern psychedelia and endearing folk into a compact and rich landscape of catchy hooks and ethereal spaces. It was recorded in October 2007 by the venerable Blue Hawaii (Icy Demons, Bablicon), founder of Shape Shoppe, a long-time nexus of Chicago"s burgeoning underground music scene. This is Bird Names" second release on Unsound Records, following up Wooden Lake / Sexual Diner released earlier this year. With shades of vintage country, pop, folk, and psych rock, Open Relationship will take you to places you"ve never been before. If you never return, at least you are guaranteed to be happy while you"re there.