Weird Owl
Appearance
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Origin | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
Genres | Psychedelic rock |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Tee Pee, A Recordings, Ltd., Little Cloud |
Members | Trevor Tyrrell Jon Rudd Sean Reynolds Kenneth Cook John Cassidy |
Weird Owl are an American psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2004.[1] Their first recording, Nuclear Psychology, was released in 2007. Their debut studio album, Ever the Silver Cord Be Loosed, was released in 2009 by Tee Pee Records.[2] Their second album, Build Your Beast a Fire, was released in 2011, and received generally positive reviews.[1][3] Their mini-LP Healing was released in 2013, followed by the album Interstellar Skeletal in 2015.[3]
The band's music has been compared to that of Deep Purple,[4] Hawkwind,[4] Neil Young,[5] Pink Floyd,[4][6] and Spirit.[6] Weird Owl's discography, alongside being labeled as psychedelic rock, has also been categorized as stoner rock[4] and space rock.
Members
[edit]- Trevor Tyrrell – guitar, lead vocals
- Jon Rudd – guitar
- Sean Reynolds – drums
- Kenneth Cook – bass, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
- John Cassidy – keyboards, synths
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
- Ever the Silver Cord Be Loosed (2009)
- Build Your Beast a Fire (2011)
- Healing (2013)
- Interstellar Skeletal (2015)
- Bubblegum Brainwaves (2017)
- Wet Telepathy (2019)
EPs
- Nuclear Psychology (2007)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Breznikar, Klemen (February 26, 2012). "Weird Owl interview". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ "Weird Owl". Tee Pee Records. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Weird Owl Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Steven Hyden (July 26, 2011). "Weird Owl: Build Your Beast A Fire". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ Christopher Weingarten (June 23, 2011). "Download: Weird Owl's Riff-Heavy Psych Journey "Build Your Beast A Fire I"". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ a b Julian Woolsey (July 28, 2011). "Track-by-Track: Weird Owl – 'Build Your Beast a Fire'". Rock Edition. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
External links
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