Priestbird

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Guest Room 00:00 Tools
Season of the Sun 03:55 Tools
Life Not Lost 00:00 Tools
Kliminz 00:00 Tools
Hand That Draws 00:00 Tools
Smoke & Pain 00:00 Tools
Jackyl 00:00 Tools
Last to Know 00:00 Tools
In Your Time 00:00 Tools
Mandog 00:00 Tools
Killer Whales 00:00 Tools
Diamond 00:00 Tools
Color Loom 00:00 Tools
stay 00:00 Tools
Bright Wind 00:00 Tools
Gone 00:00 Tools
Who Will Lead Us 00:00 Tools
All That's Lost 00:00 Tools
Be Sure 00:00 Tools
Yellow Noon 00:00 Tools
Bonus Track: Killer Whales 00:00 Tools
The Century Trilogy, Pt. 1: Conquest 00:00 Tools
Sealake 00:00 Tools
Prelude to the Fall 00:00 Tools
Who Took Berlin, Pt. 1 00:00 Tools
Who Took Berlin, Pt. 2 00:00 Tools
Palo Borracho 00:00 Tools
The Lost Waltz 00:00 Tools
Riverpond 00:00 Tools
Killer Whales - Bonus Track 00:00 Tools
Atlantic 00:00 Tools
The Century Trilogy, Pt. 2: Empire 00:00 Tools
Hidden Track: Killer Whales 00:00 Tools
Smoke & Pain (live at CBGB) 00:00 Tools
The Century Trilogy, Pt. 3: The Fall 00:00 Tools
France Atlantic 00:00 Tools
Grazie Signore 00:00 Tools
Love Cherries 00:00 Tools
La Casa Blanca 00:00 Tools
Killer Whales (Bonus Track) 00:00 Tools
Extra 00:00 Tools
[untitled] 00:00 Tools
Season od the Sun 00:00 Tools
The Century Trilogy II: Empire 00:00 Tools
The Century Trilogy I: Conquest 00:00 Tools
Who Will Lead Us? 00:00 Tools
Who Took Berlin (Part I) 00:00 Tools
Seasons of the sun 00:00 Tools
The Century Trilogy III: The Fall 09:40 Tools
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Priestbird is a new group comprised of the former members of the instrumental prog trio Tarantula A.D. Following a vicious break-up, the three members of Tarantula A.D. parted ways and set out on their own, individual paths. One member left for Argentina to join a tango band, another became a semi-professional Soccer player in Italy, and the last retreated to the Himalayas to seek refuge in Shiva. After a year, the three members reconvened in New York City. In the midst of a brawl, typical of their past, they picked up the instruments in the room and began to play. What they played was not what they had known of each other in the past. It was something new. So inspired by what they heard and felt, they decided to work together again – but this time with a new sound, a new direction, and a new name. They now call themselves Priestbird. The name makes reference to a character in one of their songs that looks after the bird spirits on the afterlife. It was as if a steady fog had finally lifted. They realized that Priestbird was their true name all along. With this new beacon of light they developed a new sound that is doused in creativity yet makes reference to the familiar. It harbors a lyricism and visual quality that characterizes the artists’ former work in Tarantula A.D. yet is more approachable. They explore a psychedelic and pastoral realm reminiscent of early Syd Barret Pink Floyd, offset by a hard-hitting bombast evocative of Led Zeppelin’s third album. There are also references to the work of guitar mystic, John Fahey, the exploratory production of the Beatles, and the melancholic textures of Debussy. Lyrically, Priestbird constructs verse that explores otherworldly travel – things that we all know yet do not all see. Priestbird called upon the mastery of Black Crows’ engineer, Chris Ribando, to record their new album, entitled In Your Time. Saunder Jurriaans played the double-neck (both guitar and bass), sarod, and sang. Danny Bensi played cello, violin, piano, guitar, bass, organ, banjo, and sang. And Gregory Rogove played drums, percussion, piano, organ, flute, the forks, and sang. The same kind of explosiveness, raw energy, sensitivity to space, and dynamism found on this record is palpable in Priestbird’s live show. They are a musical force to be reckoned with. This past year Priestbird toured the US and Eastern and Western Europe when not working on this new album. They have performed with an array of incredible musical groups during their career, including: Pearl Jam, Devendra Banhart, The Sword, Medeski Martin & Wood, Marc Ribot, Tim Fite, CocoRosie, Dungen, Grizzly Bear and more. Priestbird’s new album, In Your Time, will be available March 20th, 2007 on Kemado Records. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.