My Twilight Pilot

★MYTWILIGHTPILOT★ are an atmospheric rock band. [Est. 2001 | SPL 145dB (pk.)]

Faring from the superheated Texas gulf coast, My Twilight Pilot completes a long legacy of Texas psychrock outfits: Beginning with the legendary 13th Floor Elevators, Moving Sidewalks, and Red Krayola — leading up to the present with Dallas's Bedhead, Mesquite's Comet, San Marcos' This Will Destroy You, and Austin's Sixteen Deluxe, …Trail of Dead, and Explosions in the Sky.

Wrestling intricate melodies from silence, they create extraordinarily literate music that shines brightly with an intensity before it explodes into spiral shards.

History[]

“Saying that My Twilight Pilot write songs is kind of like saying that Homer wrote a poem....” – Devon Powers, PopMatters magazine.

The abstract majestic atmospherics of this Texas quintet initially came together in the superheated Gulf Coast suburbs of Pasadena in early 2001. Even from their young inception, My Twilight Pilot displayed a sober maturity that far outweighed their young age. Within bare months of formation, ★MTP★ was sharing stages with well-known national acts as Rilo Kiley, Maserati, Luna, Kinski, Centro-Matic, Rye Coalition, Varnaline, Landing, My Education, The Capitol Years, and The High Strung. . . in addition to international behemoths as Japan's MONO.

In spring of 2003, My Twilight Pilot signed to Feel Records, NYC. The band's debut e.p. — four tracks clocking in excess of a half hour, and titled "555" after a local Texas death cult — was released later that year to rave critical reviews. Following a performance at SXSW 2003 and short regional tour, ★MTP★ briefly disbanded for the next 12 years.

Mysteriously resurfacing in 2015 with a collection of new material, My Twilight Pilot began unceasingly + systematically reclaiming local, state, and regional stages with their (by now) renowned scathing, fearless, and guttural live performances — including high profile appearances at statewide music festivals as Houston’s Yes Indeed! + Austin’s Pecan Street Festivals.

To date, ★MTP★ continues songwriting and reclaiming stages, with intentions to unveil their sophomore release by 2017.

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Band Members[]

Current Members[]

Stephen Matthew Crow
Matthew V. Jackson
Lisa Gallo-Roth
Josiah Loki Donham

Former Members[]

Matthew Loftin
Jimmie Zarate
David Hankins
Major E. Miller
Daniel J. DeTrinis

Discography[]

"Demonstration" 3-song CD e.p. (Self released, 2001.)

"555" CD e.p. (Feel Records, 2003.)

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