Pianos Become the Teeth

Early years and Old Pride (2006–2010) Pianos Become The Teeth formed in late 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland. Their first release, the Saltwater EP, was released in 2008 through Doomed by Dawn Records. Old Pride was released on vinyl in June 2010 as a joint release through Topshelf Records and Mayfly Records. Topshelf Records released the LP The Lack Long After, a concept album about vocalist Kyle Durfey's father's death from multiple sclerosis, on November 1, 2011, with a supporting tour with Touché Amoré and Seahaven following shortly after. and "Love On Repeat" ahead of the album release, completing a trilogy of music videos directed by Michael Parks Randa. After the album's release, Pianos Become The Teeth announced an August 2018 UK co-headline tour with Foxing to celebrate the release and coincide with their appearance at ArcTanGent festival. Drift (2022) On June 8, 2022, Pianos Become the Teeth announced their fifth studio album Drift which was released on August 26, 2022 through Epitaph Records. They also released the first single and music video from the album "Genevieve." == Musical style and lyrics ==

Pianos Become The Teeth is a prominent band in "the wave," a new generation of post-hardcore bands. Other figures in The Wave include La Dispute, Touché Amoré, Defeater and Make Do and Mend. The bands in this movement perform with "emotionally-centered lyrical content, dual musical emphasis on both melody and distorted intensity." Musically, Pianos Become The Teeth write songs influenced by emo and screamo acts such as Who Calls So Loud and Planes Mistaken for Stars, melodic hardcore bands including Modern Life is War and Have Heart and also post-rock bands like This Will Destroy You. In an interview with Staircase Thoughts, the band described being labeled as screamo as "flattering in some respects;" ultimately, however, they did not want to be pigeonholed as a "screamo band." Vocalist Kyle Durfey writes very personal lyrics that often discuss events in his life, or about dwelling on the future and growing up. Specifically on their album Old Pride, Durfey wrote about, "how you have this 'young fire' when you're younger and you have to have an 'old pride' to feel right about your life." The track "Cripples Can't Shiver" outlines Durfey's father, and how his struggles with multiple sclerosis impacted his life. In an interview with Hearwax, Kyle Durfey commented on writing dark lyrics, stating "I feel like most of us and most bands we are into tend to write about darker things. It's hard to write when you're happy. This doesn't mean we aren't happy as people." == Members ==

Current members • Kyle Durfey – lead vocals, lyrics, piano, programming • Chad McDonald – guitars • Mike York – guitars • York also produces and DJs electronic music under the name SUAHN. • Zac Sewell – bass, backing vocals • David Haik – drums, percussion Former members • Josh Regensburg – bass • Matt Williams – keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals • Brian Bukszar – drums • Matt Gardner – bass • Jay Kapadia – guitar == Discography ==

Studio albums • Old Pride (2009) • The Lack Long After (2011) • Keep You (2014) • Wait for Love (2018) • Drift (2022) Demos/EPs • Demo (2007) • Saltwater (2008) • Close (2015) Split EPs • Pianos Become The Teeth / Ezra Joyce (2009) • Pianos Become The Teeth / The Saddest Landscape (2010) • Touché Amoré / Pianos Become the Teeth (2013) Music videos • "Houses We Die In" (2009) • "I'll Be Damned" (2011) • "I'll Get By" (2012) • "Repine" (2014) • "Late Lives" (2014) • "895" (2015) • "Ripple Water Shine" (2015) • "Charisma" (2017) • "Bitter Red" (2018) • "Love On Repeat" (2018) • "Genevieve" (2022) • “Skiv” (2022) • “Buckley” (2022) == References ==