Birds of Maya

Birds of Maya
Birds of Maya
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Genres	Noise rock
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Richie
Members	Jason Killinger; Ben Leaphart; Mike Polizze

Birds of Maya is an American psychedelic/garage rock band, based out of Philadelphia. Formed in 2004, the band composes guitarist Mike Polizze, bassist Jason Killinger and drummer Ben Leaphart. The trio plays a lo-fi mixture of hard rock and blues rock.

History

Birds of Maya was formed when Jason Killinger and Ben Leaphart decided they wanted to form a band. Guitarist Mike Polizze joined when he answered an ad by the band requesting an additional member.^[1] The band's debut, 2008's Vol. 1, was released as a CD-R and comprises recordings dating between 2004 and 2006.^[2]^[3]

The band's second album Ready to Howl, was released in 2010. The band collaborated with Harmonica Dan for their 7" single Regulation, which was released exclusively when the band was on tour.^[2] Mike Polizze turned his attention to his solo project Purling Hiss and was joined by Ben Leaphart so they could perform as a live act.^[4] This effectively put Birds of Maya on hold until they released Celebration in 2013.^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Vol. 1 (2008)
Ready to Howl (2010)
Celebration (2013)

Singles

w/Harmonica Dan: Regulation (2010)

References

^ Keyes, J. Edward (October 2, 2014). "Purling Hiss Talks Terrible Jobs and the Alien Jesus". Wondering Sound. eMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Rettman, Tony (October 1, 2010). "Birds of Maya Play Music, Sometimes in Front of People". Vice. VICE Media LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016. {{cite journal}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |journal= (help)
^ Ciarletta, Antonio (February 10, 2008). "Birds of Maya: Vol. 1" (in Italian). Onda Rock. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ Bray, Ryan (October 1, 2014). "Purling Hiss' Mike Polizze: Always Changing". Consequence of Sound. Consequence Holdings, LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ "Birds of Maya". Allmusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

External links

Birds of Maya on Facebook
Birds of Maya discography at Discogs
Birds of Maya discography at MusicBrainz

[wonderingint-1] Keyes, J. Edward (October 2, 2014). "Purling Hiss Talks Terrible Jobs and the Alien Jesus". Wondering Sound. eMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[viceint-2] Rettman, Tony (October 1, 2010). "Birds of Maya Play Music, Sometimes in Front of People". Vice. VICE Media LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016. {{cite journal}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |journal= (help)

[ondarock-3] Ciarletta, Antonio (February 10, 2008). "Birds of Maya: Vol. 1" (in Italian). Onda Rock. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[4] Bray, Ryan (October 1, 2014). "Purling Hiss' Mike Polizze: Always Changing". Consequence of Sound. Consequence Holdings, LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[allmusicbio-5] "Birds of Maya". Allmusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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