Priory (band)

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Priory
Origin Portland, Oregon, United States
Genres[ citation needed ]
Years active2009 (2009)–2016
Labels Warner Bros.
Members
  • Brandon Johnson
  • Kyle Dieker
Past members
  • Greg Harpel
  • Richie Stitch
  • Miles Johnson
Website prioryband.com

Priory was a three-piece American rock band based out of Portland, Oregon. The band formed in 2008 and released their first record on Expunged Records in 2011. The band's single, "Weekend", reached #30 on Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart [1] and #37 on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart in 2015. [2] The band's sound is a blend of electronic instrumentation and heavy guitar. [3]

Contents

Need To Know (2014-2015)

Priory signed to Warner Bros. Records in the spring of 2014. On June 30, 2014, Priory released their single "Weekend" on iTunes. [4] On September 3, 2014, Priory premiered the video, directed by David Vincent Wolf, on Idolator; it stars actors Bailey Noble and Nick Krause. [5] The band completed work on their second full-length album Need To Know, which was released in 2014 by Warner Bros. Records. They then left on a nationwide tour supporting The Kooks later in 2014, along with supporting artist Halsey. During the tour they promoted their first single "Weekend", peaking at #15 on Billboard Alternative Charts and #26 on Billboard Pop Charts. Priory later flew to New York and performed on MTV Big Morning Buzz, and several months later performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Los Angeles. In 2015 the band left on tour as support for Kaiser Chiefs.

Alone With Me (2016-present)

Brandon Rush, Kyle Sears, and Miles Johnson entered Loudwar Studios to begin writing for the band's third full-length album in January 2016. Together with engineer Patrick Tetreault, the band wrote and recorded the full record in-house. Starting in November 2016, Brandon Rush began on the mixing process for the album. Alone With Me was slated for release in 2017.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
TitleAlbum details
Priory
Need To Know

Extended plays

List of extended plays
TitleAlbum details
Weekend
  • Released: October 14, 2014 [7]
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[8]
US
Alt.

[9]
US
Pop

[10]
US
Rock

[11]
"Weekend"201489153730Need To Know
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Members

Past members

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