Priory (band)

Priory
Priory
Origin	Portland, Oregon, United States
Genres	Indietronica; indie pop; alternative dance; psychedelic pop; [citation needed]
Years active	2009–2016
Labels	Warner Bros.
Members	Brandon Johnson; Kyle Dieker;
Past members	Greg Harpel; Richie Stitch; Miles Johnson;
Website	prioryband.com

Priory was a three-piece American rock band based out of Portland, Oregon. The band formed in 2008 and released their first record on Expunged Records in 2011. The band's single, "Weekend", reached #30 on Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart^[1] and #37 on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart in 2015.^[2] The band's sound is a blend of electronic instrumentation and heavy guitar.^[3]

Need To Know (2014-2015)

Priory signed to Warner Bros. Records in the spring of 2014. On June 30, 2014, Priory released their single "Weekend" on iTunes.^[4] On September 3, 2014, Priory premiered the video, directed by David Vincent Wolf, on Idolator; it stars actors Bailey Noble and Nick Krause.^[5] The band completed work on their second full-length album Need To Know, which was released in 2014 by Warner Bros. Records. They then left on a nationwide tour supporting The Kooks later in 2014, along with supporting artist Halsey. During the tour they promoted their first single "Weekend", peaking at #15 on Billboard Alternative Charts and #26 on Billboard Pop Charts. Priory later flew to New York and performed on MTV Big Morning Buzz, and several months later performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Los Angeles. In 2015 the band left on tour as support for Kaiser Chiefs.

Alone With Me (2016-present)

Brandon Rush, Kyle Sears, and Miles Johnson entered Loudwar Studios to begin writing for the band's third full-length album in January 2016. Together with engineer Patrick Tetreault, the band wrote and recorded the full record in-house. Starting in November 2016, Brandon Rush began on the mixing process for the album. Alone With Me was slated for release in 2017.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
Title	Album details
Priory	Released: June 21, 2011^[6] Label: Expunged Formats: CD, digital download
Need To Know	Released: 2015 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title	Album details
Weekend	Released: October 14, 2014^[7] Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
Title	Year	AUS ^[8]	US Alt. ^[9]	US Pop ^[10]	US Rock ^[11]	Album
"Weekend"	2014	89	15	37	30	Need To Know
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Members

Brandon Johnson: lead vocals, bass (2008-2014) lead vocals, guitar (2014-2016)
Kyle Dieker: guitar, vocals, samples (since 2008)

Past members

Greg Harpel: guitar (2008-2014)
Richie Stitch: drums (2008-2011)
Joe Mengis: drums (2011-2015)
Miles Johnson: drums (since 2016), bass (live, 2014–2016)
Rian Lewis: dynthesizers and percussion (2014-2015)

References

^ "Priory Chart History | Hot Rock & Alternative Songs". Billboard. January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ "Priory Chart History | Mainstream Top 40 Airplay". Billboard. February 28, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ Smyers, Darryl (June 29, 2011). "Priory's Brandon Rush Talks The Ups and Downs Of His Band's Potentially Religious Name". Dallas Observer. Retrieved July 14, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Warner Records".
^ "Watch Priory's "Weekend" Video, Featuring Bailey Noble & Nick Krause: Idolator Premiere". 3 September 2014.
^ "Priory by PRIORY". iTunes Store. Apple. 21 June 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
^ "Weekend – EP by PRIORY". iTunes Store. Apple. 14 October 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
^ Ryan, Gavin (September 6, 2014). "Taylor Swift Shake It Off Still No 1 ARIA SINGLES". Noise11. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
^ "Priory – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
^ "Billboard Pop Songs: February 28, 2015". Billboard. February 28, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ "Priory – Chart History: Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 10, 2014.

[1] "Priory Chart History | Hot Rock & Alternative Songs". Billboard. January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

[2] "Priory Chart History | Mainstream Top 40 Airplay". Billboard. February 28, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

[3] Smyers, Darryl (June 29, 2011). "Priory's Brandon Rush Talks The Ups and Downs Of His Band's Potentially Religious Name". Dallas Observer. Retrieved July 14, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Warner Records".

[5] "Watch Priory's "Weekend" Video, Featuring Bailey Noble & Nick Krause: Idolator Premiere". 3 September 2014.

[6] "Priory by PRIORY". iTunes Store. Apple. 21 June 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

[7] "Weekend – EP by PRIORY". iTunes Store. Apple. 14 October 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

[AUS-8] Ryan, Gavin (September 6, 2014). "Taylor Swift Shake It Off Still No 1 ARIA SINGLES". Noise11. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

[US-Alternative-singles-9] "Priory – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 10, 2014.

[US-Pop-singles-10] "Billboard Pop Songs: February 28, 2015". Billboard. February 28, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[US-Rock-singles-11] "Priory – Chart History: Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 10, 2014.

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