Maybird was first played on NTS on 19 February 2019. Songs played include Don't Keep Me Around.

Maybird came together in 2013 around the recording of their debut album Down & Under. Previously, singer/songwriter Josh Netsky had recorded a few albums as a solo artist with fellow members Sam Snyder (guitar) and brother Adam Netsky (drums). Upon the joining of Kurt Johnson (pedal steel/guitar) and Mike Schuler (bass) the group found themselves moving toward a psychedelic, rootsy, eclectic sound that would set the tone for the album that followed.

Rochester City Newspaper’s Frank Deblase describes the record as “a carefully constructed wash of singer-songwriter insight…