Be Your Own Pet October 21, 2006

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be your own PET (often abbreviated to BYOP) are a four-piece post-punk group from Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

The band consists of lead singer Jemina Pearl Abegg, the daughter of Christian artist/ photographer Jimmy Abegg, guitarist Jonas Stein, the son of manager Burt Stein, Jamin Orrall (drums) is the son of producer/songwriter Robert Ellis Orrall, and Nathan Vasquez (bass) is son of acclaimed Latin Jazz guitarist Rafael Vasquez. Vasquez replaced Jake Orrall, the founding member of BYOP, who left the band to spend a year in Iceland.

BYOP formed in 2003 in the basement of Orrall’s house, which doubles as a home studio/rehearsal space for indie label Infinity Cat Recordings.

Their sound is basic, primal garage rock and are often compared to popular New York group Yeah Yeah Yeahs, not just for their style, featuring heavy rock guitars with abrasive vocals and erratic, angular rhythms, but also due to lazy journalists attempting to pigeonhole BYOP by comparing Abegg to Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O. Both being female and having a dynamic, non-traditional stage presence.

be your own PET generated a massive amount of press following the release of their debut single "Damn Damn Leash" on Infinity Cat. The single was produced by Kings Of Leon producer Angelo and Infinity Cat's Robert Ellis Orrall, and mixed by Modest Mouse mix engineer Jaquire King. The press included an interview in Rolling Stone, and appearances at the Glastonbury and Reading/Leeds festivals, as well as successful appearances at SXSW and slots supporting bands such as The Kills. The band also appeared on the Queen tribute album, Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen, covering the classic "Bicycle Race". The band released their eponymous album in the UK in March 2006, and in the US on June 6th, 2006.

Official Website: http://www.theglasshouse.us/v1/home.html