Deas Vail

Deas Vail is an indie rock band signed to Mono Vs Stereo. Their band name is a combination of Latin and old French; it roughly translates to "Humble servant of God".

History

Noted for having musical similarities to Death Cab for Cutie, Mew and Mae, Deas Vail was formed in the university town of Russellville, Arkansas in 2003.

After a couple of years of touring, Deas Vail signed to Brave New World Records (founded by producer Mark Lee Townsend) in 2005. In the fall of 2006, they released the Collapse EP. Sales for the EP through touring alone exceeded 2,500 units. Deas Vail toured across the nation with artists such as John Reuben, The New Frontiers, and The Tide. In late 2006, the band entered the studio again with Mark Lee Townsend to finish their first indie label LP, All the Houses Look the Same. The album was nationally released on March 6, 2007 and featured in magazines such as Alternative Press, Relevant Magazine, and Hard Music Magazine. Another EP, White Lights EP, was released on August 26, 2008. Their latest album, Birds and Cages, was released on October 27, 2009, available through the band's website, via iTunes, and on tour. A full physical release is likely 2010.^[1]

As of September 2009, the band is touring with Mae. Beginning in January 2010, they will be touring with Owl City, and Lights.

They will also be touring with Copeland on their farewell tour in 2010.

Discography

Albums

• This Place Is Painted Red - 2005
• Collapse - Fall 2006
• All The Houses Look The Same - March 6 2007
• White Lights EP - August 26 2008
• Birds and Cages - October 27 2009

This Place Is Painted Red

Track listing

1. "Lover's Charm"
2. "Anything You Say"
3. "Life As A Breath"
4. "Hope In Fallen Strangers"
5. "This Place Is Painted Red"
6. "Chrysalis"
7. "All Of Me For All Of You"
8. "Higher In Your Ways"
9. "When We're Alone"
10. "Before Midnight"
11. "Follow Sound"

Collapse

Track listing

1. "This Place Is Painted Red"
2. "Anything You Say"
3. "Follow Sound"
4. "Light As Air (demo)"
5. "Standing Still (demo)"

All the Houses Look the Same

Track listing

1. "Standing..."
2. "Light As Air"
3. "Surface"
4. "Rewind"
5. "Shoreline"
6. "A Lover's Charm"
7. "Follow Sound"
8. "Anything You Say"
9. "Shadows And City Lights"
10. "For Miles To Come"
11. "Life In These Little Boats"
12. "This Place Is Painted Red"
13. "...Still"

White Lights

Track listing

1. "Undercover"
2. "White Lights"
3. "Last Place"
4. "From Priests to Thieves"
5. "Balance"

Birds and Cages

Track listing

1. "The Things You Were"
2. "Growing Pains"
3. "Excuses"
4. "Cages"
5. "Birds" [feat. Matt Thiessen from Relient K]
6. "Tell Me"
7. "Dance In Perfect Time"
8. "Sunlight"
9. "Puzzles and Pieces"
10. "The Great Physician"
11. "The Leaper"
12. "Atlantis"

See also

• Mark Lee Townsend

References

External links

• Deas Vail at CD Baby
• Full Review of 'Birds & Cages' on The Album Project
• Deas Vail at Absolute Punk