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PSILY, a band that grew into its sound at the Iron Horse, releases its debut album Friday at the Chameleon
PSILY's members bring years of local gigs, and the songs came fast
- 4 days
- in the studio for the first round of songs
- About 12 years
- that Blake Braley and Tristan Hart Pierce have played together
- About 40 years
- that Michael Koep and Cary Beare have played together
Sources: The Inlander, The Spokesman-Review
If you like local rock that doesn't stay in one lane, this one's for you. PSILY, pronounced "silly," is two pairs of longtime friends from the area's music scene, and its self-titled debut album is finally ready.
Braley and Hart Pierce are in Allen Stone's band. Koep and Beare played in The Rub. They'd planned a Beatles remembrance in December 2024, but Koep says they "suddenly found that we were writing songs right on the floor."
- Release show: Fri., Nov. 13, at the Chameleon
- Residency: Tuesday nights at the Iron Horse in Coeur d'Alene
- Lead vocals: Braley on half the tracks, the others take turns
The album went from a Beatles night to a release show
- Dec. 2024The four play together for the first time, planning a Beatles remembrance.
- Dec. 2024A four-day studio session produces much of a full-length album.
- Dec. 2025The band re-records the album at Koep's Coeur d'Alene studio.
- Nov. 13PSILY holds its album release show at the Chameleon.
Sources: The Inlander, The Spokesman-Review
The songs changed over the band's Tuesday nights at the Iron Horse, so the band re-recorded the album with producer and Chameleon owner Josh Lorenzen rather than release the older versions.
