''Ever the Silver Cord Be Loosed'' is the first studio album by the American
psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...
band
Weird Owl
Weird Owl are an American psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2004. Their first recording, ''Nuclear Psychology'', was released in 2007. Their debut studio album, ''Ever the Silver Cord Be Loosed'', was released in 2009 by ...
, released by the label
Tee Pee Records on February 17, 2009.
The album was released following their 2007
EP entitled ''
Nuclear Psychology
''Nuclear Psychology'' is an EP by the American psychedelic rock band Weird Owl, released on February 21, 2007.
Recording
The album was partially recorded at Seaside Lounge Studios in Brooklyn, New York City. The EP's cover art is a reference t ...
''.
Recording
The album was recorded in a studio over a short period of around five days, making use of instruments such as a
Roland VK-7
The Roland VK-7 is an electronic keyboard introduced in 1997 which simulates the sound of an electromechanical Hammond organ. Like other electronic musical instruments that emulate (or "clone") the sound of the electromechanical tonewheel-based org ...
electronic keyboard as well as instruments and
amplifiers
An amplifier, electronic amplifier or (informally) amp is an electronic device that can increase the magnitude of a signal (a time-varying voltage or current). It may increase the power significantly, or its main effect may be to boost the v ...
manufactured by
Fender and
Wurlitzer.
The album's cover art was designed by Weird Owl's guitarist and lead vocalist, Trevor Tyrrell, alongside his wife.
Track listing
Personnel
* Trevor Tyrrell – guitar, lead vocals
* Jon Rudd – guitar
* Kenneth Cook – bass guitar, keyboards,
synths, back-up vocals
* Sean Reynolds – drums
* John Cassidy – keyboards, synths
References
2009 debut albums
Weird Owl albums
Tee Pee Records albums
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