ass ette ▁t ape . ▁It ▁was ▁recorded ▁using ▁only ▁a ▁hand h eld ▁voice ▁rec order . ▁A ▁limited ▁edition ▁vin yl ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁via ▁the ▁Port land - based ▁im print ▁Mar riage ▁Records . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁T une - Y ards ▁had ▁signed ▁to ▁ 4 AD , ▁and ▁a ▁limited ▁edition ▁pressing ▁of ▁Bird - Bra ins ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁A ▁full ▁world wide ▁release ▁followed ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁( and ▁November ▁ 1 7 ▁in ▁North ▁America ). ▁The ▁aut umn ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁pressing ▁was ▁rem aster ed ▁at ▁Ab bey ▁Road ▁Studios ▁by ▁Christian ▁Wright , ▁and ▁includes ▁two ▁new ▁bonus ▁tracks : ▁" W ant ▁Me ▁To " ▁and ▁" Real ▁Live ▁F lesh ." ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁album , ▁Wh ok ill ▁( st yl ized ▁as ▁w ▁h ▁o ▁k ▁i ▁l ▁l ), ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁A ▁single ▁from ▁it , ▁" B iz ness ", ▁came ▁out ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Gar bus ▁and ▁engine ered ▁by ▁Eli ▁C rew s ▁at ▁New , ▁Im pro ved ▁Studios ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁California . ▁App lying ▁the ▁live ▁approach ▁to ▁Gar bus