Semi Precious Weapons#Discography
{{Short description|American rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Semi Precious Weapons
| alias = SPW
| image = Semi Precious Weapons in 2007.jpg
| caption = Semi Precious Weapons during a concert in 2007
| background = group_or_band
| origin = New York City, New York, United States
| genre = Glam rock, alternative rock, garage rock
| years_active = 2006–2014
| label = Razor & Tie, Interscope/Geffen, Cherrytree, Epic, RedZone
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = Justin Tranter
Cole Whittle
Dan Crean
Stevy Pyne
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Joe McCanta
}}
Semi Precious Weapons was an American rock band from New York City, New York, United States, consisting of Justin Tranter on vocals, Stevy Pyne on guitar, Cole Whittle on bass and Dan Crean on drums. Pyne replaced former guitarist, Aaron Lee Tasjan, in November 2008.
Career
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In 2006, Semi Precious Weapons (SPW) was formed by Berklee College of Music graduates Tranter, Whittle, Crean and Tasjan. In 2007 Rovena Cardiel, a friend of erstwhile manager BP Fallon brought in Tony Visconti to executive - produce their first album, We Love You. Grammy-winner Mario J. McNulty produced, recorded and mixed the album. Funded by Tranter's jewelry sales, that were sold in retailers under the name 'Precious Weapons,' they originally released the album as a free download.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p749712|pure_url=yes}}|title= StyleHive Semi Precious Weapons - Biography |accessdate= 12 December 2008 |last=Poet |first=J.}}
In March 2008, the band signed a worldwide recording agreement with Razor & Tie. The band's album We Love You was re-released under this label on September 30, 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicspace.com/product.aspx?productcode=MS3001 |title=䵵獩捓灡捥潭⁓敭椠偲散楯畳⁗敡灯湳㨠坥⁌潶攠奯 |accessdate=2008-08-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004054152/http://www.musicspace.com/product.aspx?productcode=MS3001 |archivedate=2008-10-04 }} Semi Precious Weapons signed to Interscope Records in November, 2009. Since November 27, they have been the special guests for Lady Gaga's The Monster Ball.{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2009-10-28-get-to-know-them|title=Monster Ball Gets|accessdate=2009-10-26|publisher=Perez Hilton|archive-date=2014-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602193234/http://perezhilton.com/2009-10-28-get-to-know-them|url-status=dead}} At the same time they began recording a new album titled You Love You, which released on June 29, 2010.
In January 2008, they caused a stir in the United Kingdom after Kate Moss attended their concert at London's Death Disco club and danced with 'six foot bisexual' singer Justin Tranter.{{cite news|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=85656&in_page_id=7|title=Moss boogies with 6ft bisexual|first=ANDREI|last=HARMSWORTH|publisher=Metro (London)| date=2008-01-25|accessdate=2008-01-26}} Vogue described the band as "unashamedly crass and deliciously animated".{{cite news |first=Clare |last=Alstin |title=KATE LOVES |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=50111 |work=Daily News |publisher= Vogue (UK)|date=2008-01-25 |accessdate=2008-01-26}} On March 18, 2010, the band's eponymous song "Semi Precious Weapons" achieved their first number one - on New Zealand radio station The Edge.
Their track "Magnetic Baby" is featured as a downloadable track in Rock Band 2. The band had a cameo in the video for Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and served as her opening act on her 2009–2011 tour The Monster Ball Tour.
Semi Precious Weapons' song "Semi Precious Weapons" appears on the soundtrack for, and is included in the live action feature film, Bad Kids Go to Hell (2012), based on the best selling graphic novel of the same name.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1865573/|title=Bad Kids Go to Hell|date=7 December 2012|accessdate=13 January 2021|website=IMDb.com}}
On December 26, 2012, Justin tweeted on the band Twitter page saying that they are going to announce the release date to their song "Aviation High" from their new album. "Not January 1st, but soon!" {{cite tweet|user=preciousweapons|author=SemiPreciousWeapons|number=284174131233165312|date=27 December 2012|title=We're beyond excited about the music we've made w/ @trickystewart. We can't wait to announce when it's coming, it won't be Jan 1, but soon!}} "Aviation High" was played live by the band back in June 2012 during the Keep Austin Weird festival. "Aviation High" was released on the band's personal SoundCloud page on February 18. The music video for the song followed by being released on March 4, 2013, on the band's YouTube page.
The album, Aviation, was released in April 2014.
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="50"| US Heat |
| scope="row"| We Love You
|
| — |
| scope="row"| You Love You
|
| 10 |
| scope="row"| Aviation
|
| 8 |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| Year
! Single ! Album |
|---|
| rowspan="3"| 2010
! scope="row"| "Semi Precious Weapons" | align="left" rowspan="3"| You Love You |
| scope="row"| "Magnetic Baby" |
| scope="row"| "Look at Me" |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
! scope="row"| "Aviation High" (#39 Billboard Alternative Songs) | align="left" rowspan="2"| Aviation |
| scope="row"| "Look To The Stars" |
Tour
Opening act
- The Monster Ball Tour (2009–2011)
- Warrior Tour (2013)
Headlining act
- Dirty Showbiz Tour (2010)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://semipreciousweapons.com}} (down - [https://web.archive.org/web/20150708084216/http://www.semipreciousweapons.com/ archived as of July 2015])
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Category:Alternative rock groups from New York (state)
Category:American glam rock musical groups
Category:Garage rock groups from New York (state)