What do you do if your band spends five years growing from acclaimed indie artists into having its name up in lights? Well if you're Birds Of Tokyo you burn it all down and you start all over again. It's therefore apt that the group's first new music in over two years is a four song EP called "This Fire". It will be released on Friday October 5.

For this epic rock band the last year has been all about change and renewal and that experience is infused throughout the "This Fire EP". First there was the addition of two new members (Glenn Sarangapany on keys and Ian Berney on bass). For various reasons the three original members (Ian Kenny - vocals, Adam Spark - guitars and Adam Weston - drums) all relocated from their hometown of Perth to new cities across the eastern seaboard. Then they consciously reinvented their approach to songwriting with a new Sydney studio space plus time spent together in a remote French farmhouse helping to blaze new trails for the group. And if that wasn't enough they then went to Los Angeles to record with both a new producer, Dave Cooley (Silversun Pickups) and a new mixer, Tony Hoffer (M83, Beck, The Kooks, Belle & Sebastian).

The EP provides an early taste of the new Birds Of Tokyo album which is currently nearing completion. The as yet untitled set is scheduled for release in March 2013. In addition to the tracks on "This Fire EP" other songs from the hugely anticipated album are likely to be showcased when the band lights up for a handful of shows in late 2012 including Rockit (with the Black Keys) and Homebake.