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Nashville, United States (2003 – 2008)
Be Your Own Pet (often abbreviated to BYOP) was a four-piece garage rock group from Nashville, Tennessee, USA. In August 2008, they announced their split after six years together.
The teenage band consisted of lead singer Jemina Pearl Abegg, the daughter of Christian artist/photographer Jimmy Abegg; guitarist Jonas Stein, the son of manager Burt Stein; John Eatherly (drums); and Nathan Vasquez (bass), the son of acclaimed latin jazz guitarist Rafael Vasquez. Founding member Jamin Orall quit the band to finish college and tour with his other band, Jeff, just before Be Your Own Pet’s 2006 American tour. Sixteen-year-old John Eatherly, an old friend of the band, took over behind the kit.
BYOP formed in 2003 in the basement of the Orrall home, which doubles as a home studio/rehearsal space for indie label Infinity Cat Recordings.
Their sound is basic, primal garage rock and are often compared to popular New York group Yeah Yeah Yeahs, partially for their style, featuring heavy rock guitars with abrasive vocals and erratic, angular rhythms, but more due to comparisons between Abegg and Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman Karen O, both of whom are women with a dynamic, non-traditional stage presence.
Be Your Own Pet generated a massive amount of press following the release of their debut single “Damn Damn Leash” on Infinity Cat. The single was produced by Kings of Leon producer Angelo and Infinity Cat’s Robert Ellis Orrall, and mixed by Modest Mouse mix engineer Jaquire King.
The teenage band consisted of lead singer Jemina Pearl Abegg, the daughter of Christian artist/photographer Jimmy Abegg; guitarist Jonas Stein, the son of manager Burt Stein; John Eatherly (drums); and Nathan Vasquez (bass), the son of acclaimed latin jazz guitarist Rafael Vasquez. Founding member Jamin Orall quit the band to finish college and tour with his other band, Jeff, just before Be Your Own Pet’s 2006 American tour. Sixteen-year-old John Eatherly, an old friend of the band, took over behind the kit.
BYOP formed in 2003 in the basement of the Orrall home, which doubles as a home studio/rehearsal space for indie label Infinity Cat Recordings.
Their sound is basic, primal garage rock and are often compared to popular New York group Yeah Yeah Yeahs, partially for their style, featuring heavy rock guitars with abrasive vocals and erratic, angular rhythms, but more due to comparisons between Abegg and Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman Karen O, both of whom are women with a dynamic, non-traditional stage presence.
Be Your Own Pet generated a massive amount of press following the release of their debut single “Damn Damn Leash” on Infinity Cat. The single was produced by Kings of Leon producer Angelo and Infinity Cat’s Robert Ellis Orrall, and mixed by Modest Mouse mix engineer Jaquire King.
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asipaleadeci wrote:
This kicks Paramore's ass [4]
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IsARealBoy123 wrote:
If you guys need some jams with the same kinda attitude as BYOP check out http://soda-bomb.bandcamp.com/
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_Pr0digY_ wrote:
This band rocks so bad, it isn't funny anymore.. definitely need to get back together
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jeeejku wrote:
This kicks Paramore's ass [3] why there's indie tag!?
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pigeondetective wrote:
shame paramore didnt split and BYOP kept going strong. loved this band
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disneycomplex wrote:
This kicks Paramore's ass [2]
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milkywayhoshiap wrote:
How is this anything similar to paramore? Please just stop with the comparing!
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meggitthemaggot wrote:
I can't get over how amazing they are. Why did I just now discover them?
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chrisfishlock wrote:
Can this band come back please?
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0o0o0 wrote:
This kicks Paramore's ass
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Jooscal wrote:
I miss 'em
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LiR1c wrote:
с печеньем пойдет
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drowning_kitty wrote:
Check out Heavy Cream, they're like a less-poppy, more garage rock BYOP. Really unknown right now, but they're great. You can find a few tracks on hype machine.
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pink_unicorn wrote:
Hot hot hot ;3 Zombie graveyard party!
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ilikelovehate wrote:
The Kelly Affair *.*
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xOmgKennyx wrote:
Lol so when I watched their music vid on Stevens untitled rock show a few years back they mixed up the song and the band name so I thought that the band was called the Kelly affair. I feel like such a dumbass right now
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doexx wrote:
i want to see them live, oh wait they broke up DX
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matthewiscool wrote:
jemina is a babe
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MarcyStooge wrote:
There was some hope for good rock'n'roll/punk music in the 21st century. It lasted 3 seconds...
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Inkeed wrote:
Любимая инди-группа
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