Weird Owl are an American

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band from

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, 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

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. Their second album, '' Build Your Beast a Fire'', was released in 2011, and received generally positive reviews. Their mini-LP ''

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'' was released in 2013, followed by the album '' Interstellar Skeletal'' in 2015. The band's music has been compared to that of

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, and

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. Weird Owl's discography, alongside being labeled as psychedelic rock, has also been categorized as

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and

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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 * '' Ever the Silver Cord Be Loosed'' (2009) * '' Build Your Beast a Fire'' (2011) * ''

'' (2013) * '' Interstellar Skeletal'' (2015) * ''Bubblegum Brainwaves'' (2017) * ''Wet Telepathy'' (2019) EPs * '' Nuclear Psychology'' (2007)

References

External links

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