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Weird Owl (band)
Weird Owl is a psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn, NY.

History
Weird Owl was formed in 2004 by Trevor Tyrrell (guitar, vocals), John Cassidy (bass), Sean Reynolds (drums) and Josh Weber (keyboards).

After self-releasing several EPs, Weird Owl caught the ears of Matthew J. Tow of the Australian band The Lovetones, who helped them to become signed to Tee Pee Records in 2008. The departure of Weber led to the addition of Jon Rudd (guitar) and former member of The Damn Personals Kenneth Cook (bass) to the band's lineup. Their debut LP for Tee Pee Records, Ever the Silver Cord Be Loosed, was released in February of 2009. All Music stated the record was "melodic, pleasant, head numbing, and sticks with the listener in terms of its relaxed approach and its utterly well-executed weightiness", giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars.

In the summer of 2009, Weird Owl embarked on a West Coast tour with label-mates Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound.

In 2011, Weird Owl was asked to play the prestigious Austin Psych Fest, curated by The Black Angels (band) in Austin, Texas. In July of that year, their second LP for Tee Pee Records, Build Your Beast a Fire (recorded by Justin Rice of Bishop Allen), was released. Giving the album a B+, The Onion A.V. Club said its songs "are emotionally engaging and frequently moving; they’re also catchy earworms with great choruses".

Following the departure of Rudd and Cook, the band went into the studio for the first time with new member J. David Nugent (synthesizers), with Cassidy also picking up synth duties in addition to bass. Demos from this session that were posted online caught the attention of Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, who asked the band if he could put out an EP of their music on his personal label, A Recordings, Ltd.

In October of 2013, Healing was released as a double 10-inch on day-glo vinyl, and according to All Music, its "trippy miasmas are more soothing than stunning...it reveals them as a more interesting and versatile band", giving it 3.5 of 5 stars.

The band is set to tour Europe in June of 2014, including an appearance at Eindhoven Psych Fest and a support date for The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Sound
Weird Owl's earlier heavier guitar sound was often compared to Crazy Horse (band) and its psychedelic leanings to The 13th Floor Elevators. With the change in lineup and direction marked by Healing, the band's spacey synth sound is frequently likened to Spacemen 3.