Birds of Maya explained

Birds of Maya
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Origin:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Genre:Noise rock
Years Active:2004–present
Label:Richie
Associated Acts:Purling Hiss, Spacin’
Current Members:Jason Killinger
Ben Leaphart
Mike Polizze

Birds of Maya is an American psychedelic/garage rock band based out of Philadelphia. Formed in 2004, the band is composed of guitarist Mike Polizze, bassist Jason Killinger, and drummer Ben Leaphart. The trio plays a lo-fi mixture of hard rock and blues rock.

To date, the band has released four studio albums: Vol. 1 (2008), Ready to Howl (2010), Celebration (2013) and Valdez (2021).

History

Birds of Maya was formed when Jason Killinger and Ben Leaphart decided they wanted to form a band. Guitarist Mike Polizze joined when he answered an ad by the band requesting an additional member.[1] The band's debut, 2008's Vol. 1, was released as a CD-R and comprises recordings dating between 2004 and 2006.[2] [3]

The band's second album. Ready to Howl. was released in 2010. The band collaborated with Harmonica Dan for their 7" single Regulation, which was released exclusively when the band was on tour.[2] Mike Polizze turned his attention to his solo project Purling Hiss and was joined by Ben Leaphart so they could perform as a live act.[4] This effectively put Birds of Maya on hold until they released Celebration in 2013.[5]

In 2021, the band released, Valdez, its first studio album in eight years. The album was released to critical acclaim and was included on Pitchfork's "31 Best Rock Albums of 2021" end-of-year list.[6]

Discography

Studio albums
Singles

Notes and References

  1. J. Edward . Keyes . Purling Hiss Talks Terrible Jobs and the Alien Jesus . . . October 2, 2014 . January 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160102012203/http://www.wonderingsound.com/feature/purling-hiss-mike-polizze-weirdon-drag-city-interview/ . January 2, 2016 . dead .
  2. Tony . Rettman . Birds of Maya Play Music, Sometimes in Front of People . . VICE Media LLC . October 1, 2010 . January 13, 2016.
  3. Web site: Antonio . Ciarletta . Birds of Maya: Vol. 1 . Onda Rock . February 10, 2008 . Italian . January 13, 2016.
  4. Ryan . Bray . Purling Hiss' Mike Polizze: Always Changing . . Consequence Holdings, LLC . October 1, 2014 . January 13, 2016.
  5. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0002437684|pure_url=yes}} Birds of Maya ]. Allmusic . January 13, 2016.
  6. Web site: The 31 Best Rock Albums of 2021 . Pitchfork. Minkser. Evan. December 8, 2021. December 20, 2021.