Deas Vail

Deas Vail
Origin	Russellville, Arkansas
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	2003—present
Labels	Mono Vs Stereo (2009–present) Brave New World Records (2005–2008)
Website	DeasVail.com
Members
Wes Blaylock Laura Blaylock Andy Moore Justin Froning Wes Saunders
Past members
Jonathan Childs Kelsey Harelson

Deas Vail (pronounced "day-us vayl") is an indie rock band signed to Mono Vs Stereo label.

History

Noted for having musical similarities to Death Cab for Cutie, Mew, Copeland, and Mae, Deas Vail was formed in the university town of Russellville, Arkansas in 2003. After a couple of years of touring, Deas Vail signed to Brave New World Records (founded by producer Mark Lee Townsend) in 2005. In the fall of 2006, they released the Collapse EP. Sales for the EP through touring alone exceeded 2,500 units. Deas Vail toured across the nation with artists such as John Reuben, The New Frontiers, and The Tide.

In late 2006, the band entered the studio again with Mark Lee Townsend to finish their first indie label LP, All the Houses Look the Same. The album was nationally released on March 6, 2007 and featured in magazines such as Alternative Press, Relevant Magazine, and Hard Music Magazine. Another EP, White Lights EP, was released on August 26, 2008. Their album Birds and Cages was released on October 27, 2009 through the revived label Mono vs. Stereo, available through the band's website, via iTunes, and on tour. The album had a full physical release on January 26, 2010.^[1]

In September 2009, the band toured with Mae, followed by a tour with Owl City and Lights in early 2010. In March and April 2010, Deas Vail toured as an opening band for Copeland on their farewell tour. Deas Vail performed as part of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour from August 1 through August 15. In late 2010, two-fifths of Deas Vail, Wes Blaylock and Andy Moore, performed as an acoustic duo to open a set of Christmas-themed shows with Sherwood and Relient K.

In the music video for "Excuses", all band members were seen wearing an armband with a key attached to it on their left forearm. When questioned at their concert with Owl City and Lights at the Varsity Theatre in Baton Rouge, LA, Laura Blaylock stated, "The keys are kind of from our new album Birds & Cages and they represent freedom from cages."

By October 2010, the band had begun work on their new self-titled album, which is set to be released October 11, 2011. On May 25, 2011, they released a lyric video of their new song, "Sixteen",^[2] with another video, "Summer Forgets Me", premiering on Alt Press' website nearly a month later.^[3]

On October 10, 2011, they released their album Deas Vail a day earlier than planned on Amazon at a greatly discounted price. ^[4]

Band members

• Wes Blaylock – lead vocals
• Laura Blaylock – piano, keyboards, synthesizers, programming
• Justin Froning – bass guitar
• Wes Saunders – drums, percussion
• Andy Moore – guitars

Discography

Title	Date	Label
This Place Is Painted Red	April 27, 2005	Self Published
Collapse	December 12, 2006	Brave New World
All the Houses Look the Same	March 6, 2007	Brave New World
White Lights	August 28, 2008	Brave New World
Birds and Cages	January 26, 2010	Mono Vs Stereo
Deas Vail	October 11, 2011	Mono Vs Stereo

See also

• Mark Lee Townsend

References

1. ^ http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2009/10/02/deas-vail-5/
2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TzqfEMssCA
3. ^ http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/premiere_deas_vail_summer_forgets_me/
4. ^ http://www.facebook.com/deasvail/posts/300831613276559

External links

• Deas Vail's official website
• Deas Vail at CD Baby
• Full Review of 'Birds & Cages' on The Album Project
• Deas Vail at Absolute Punk