Weird Owl
OriginBrooklyn, New York City, U.S.
GenresPsychedelic rock
Years active2004–present
LabelsTee Pee, A Recordings, Ltd., Little Cloud
MembersTrevor 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

  • Trevor Tyrrell – guitar, lead vocals
  • Jon Rudd – guitar
  • Sean Reynolds – drums
  • Kenneth Cook – bass, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • John Cassidy – keyboards, synths

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. "Weird Owl". Tee Pee Records. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Weird Owl Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Steven Hyden (July 26, 2011). "Weird Owl: Build Your Beast A Fire". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. 1 2 Julian Woolsey (July 28, 2011). "Track-by-Track: Weird Owl – 'Build Your Beast a Fire'". Rock Edition. Retrieved May 15, 2017.


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