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
OriginUnited States
GenresAlternative rock
Years active2009 (2009)–2012 (2012)
LabelsDangerbird
Websitedangerbirdrecords.com/artists/skysaw/
Past membersJimmy 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
Studio album by
Skysaw
Released2011
StudioThe Brink
Length41:47
LabelDangerbird
ProducerSkysaw

Great Civilizations is the only album by the American band Skysaw, released on June 21, 2011.[6]

Track listing
  1. No One Can Tell (4.09)
  2. Capsized Jackknifed Crisis (4.11)
  3. Tightrope Situation (5.27)
  4. Serrated (4.37)
  5. Am I Second (4.35)
  6. Nothing's Ever Easy (3.06)
  7. Tracey Jayney Girl (2.45)
  8. Great Civilizations (4.16)
  9. All I Hear Is Snow (4.27)
  10. Sad Reasons (4.15)

References
  1. "Skysaw Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2016-9-12
  2. "Great Civilizations - Skysaw | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  3. "LISTEN: Ex-Pumpkin Jimmy Chamberlin's New Band | SPIN". 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  4. "Dangerbird Records Artists: Skysaw". Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  5. "Dead Heart Bloom About". Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  6. "Skysaw's Great Civilizations, Reviewed". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
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