Priestbird

Priestbird Was An American Band Formed By Members Of The Instrumental Prog Trio Tarantula A.D.. They Recorded Two Albums "In Your Time" 2007 And "Beachcombers" 2011 . Following A Vicious Break-Up Of Tarantula A.D. The Three Members 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. Back Together They Called 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 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 Was Released In 2007 On Kemado Records. read less