Skysaw
Skysaw is an American alternative rock band featuring former The Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin along with multi-instrumentalist/vocalist/songwriter Mike Reina and guitarist Anthony Pirog.[1]
Skysaw | |
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Origin | United States |
Genres | Alternative rock |
Years active | 2009 | –2012
Labels | Dangerbird |
Website | dangerbirdrecords |
Past members | Jimmy Chamberlin, Anthony Pirog, Mike Reina |
History
Formed in 2009, alternative rock band Skysaw featured Jimmy Chamberlin along with Mike Reina and Anthony Pirog. Reina and Pirog fronted a Washington DC-based psych-pop ensemble called The Jackfields. Reina was introduced first to Chamberlin through a mutual acquaintance, and through him, Pirog.
The band released its debut full-length album, Great Civilizations, in June 2011.[2][3]
The band performed live in 2011 with additional touring members, multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Boris Skalsky and guitarist Paul Wood, both of Dead Heart Bloom.[4][5]
On August 23, 2012 Jimmy Chamberlin revealed the dissolution of Skysaw.
Great Civilizations
Great Civilizations | |
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Studio album by Skysaw | |
Released | 2011 |
Studio | The Brink |
Length | 41:47 |
Label | Dangerbird |
Producer | Skysaw |
Great Civilizations is the only album by the American band Skysaw, released on June 21, 2011.[6]
Track listing
- No One Can Tell (4.09)
- Capsized Jackknifed Crisis (4.11)
- Tightrope Situation (5.27)
- Serrated (4.37)
- Am I Second (4.35)
- Nothing's Ever Easy (3.06)
- Tracey Jayney Girl (2.45)
- Great Civilizations (4.16)
- All I Hear Is Snow (4.27)
- Sad Reasons (4.15)
References
- "Skysaw Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2016-9-12
- "Great Civilizations - Skysaw | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- "LISTEN: Ex-Pumpkin Jimmy Chamberlin's New Band | SPIN". 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- "Dangerbird Records Artists: Skysaw". Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- "Dead Heart Bloom About". Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- "Skysaw's Great Civilizations, Reviewed". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2016-09-13.