Gotts Street Park Return with New Single ‘Some Birds Don’t Fly’

This is the first release from the Leeds’ trio since 2023.

Three years on since the release of their debut album On The Inside, Leeds’ trio Gotts Street Park are back with new single ‘Some Birds Don’t Fly’.

An intimate and downtempo blues-infused ballad featuring British-Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Maltese on vocals, ‘Some Birds Don’t Fly’ is a song about unrealised potential through the metaphor of flightless birds.

Speaking on the song’s inspiration and how its genesis arose from a situation close to home, Maltese said, “This song reflects on the life someone very close to me had, and the choices they had to make because of it. Sometimes there are things we can do to make our lives better, but sometimes the hand you get is just a bad hand. And the helplessness that brings for those around them is a difficult thing to accept. The notion of a bad hand in life made me think in turn of flightless birds.”

Elaborating on how the track came together, Gotts Street Park said, “Josh already knew Matt from writing together and Joe recently played guitar on Matt's latest album, so his name came up pretty quickly for artists we wanted to collaborate with. He came up to Leeds on a dark, rainy Thursday in winter and ‘Some Birds Don’t Fly’ was the result. We love Matt’s way with words and his dreamlike approach to writing. So, when the track was jammed out in Leeds, we knew instantly that with his woozy, laid back vibe he’d be perfect to write over it.”

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Leeds trio Gotts Street Park have established themselves as one of the UK’s most underrated instrumental acts over the past decade.

Gaining early exposure with their projects Volume One and Volume Two, Gotts Street Park broke through in 2023 with On The Inside, their long-awaited debut album. Featuring collaborations with the likes of Pip Millet, ENNY and Olive Jones, the album received worldwide acclaim, going on to garner over 300 million streams across all platforms.

While things have been quiet over the past three years, ‘Some Birds Don’t Fly’ ushers in a new era for Gotts Street Park, and we can’t wait to hear what else they have in store.

‘Some Birds Don’t Fly’ by Gotts Street Park is out now on Blue Flowers. Listen here.