Piebald
Piebald was an indie/punk band formed in 1994 in Andover, Massachusetts. Pi… Read Full Bio ↴Piebald was an indie/punk band formed in 1994 in Andover, Massachusetts. Piebald started as a hardcore band in the same scene that produced legends Converge but later moved to the Boston suburb of Somerville and became a staple of the Greater Boston indie rock scene. Two members still live in the Boston area, while the other two now live in Los Angeles.

A turning point in Piebald's career came when they recorded seven tracks, and put them on the CD that came to be known as Sometimes Friends Fight. Their musical sound had greatly matured, and Travis' lyrical ability was finally brought to the forefront of the band's music. Another two seven-inches later, Piebald was ready for another metamorphosis.

Eleven tracks recorded at Salad Days became the first record to showcase Piebald's signature sound and wry jokes. Traditionally the most sought-after Piebald recording (before it was immortalized in its entirety on All Ages), When Life Hands You Lemons was considered to be Piebald's best music yet. This release furthered the lyrical style that had been growing within the band, and also showcased the first lead vocals by lead guitarist Aaron Stuart, and a piano track by Shettel.

Following If it Weren't for Venetian Blinds, It Would Be Curtains for Us All, Piebald released their most popular album to date, We Are the Only Friends We Have. It featured the single "American Hearts" which achieved a modicum of success, garnering some mention on MTV and college radio. This, together with the band's signing to respected indie label Big Wheel Recreation brought Piebald their most mainstream attention to that date. This trend was continued when the band signed to the very popular Side One Dummy label and released their next album, and when Piebald was chosen to play 2004's Warped Tour.

The following album, All Ears, All Eyes, All the Time, features noticeably improved vocals by singer Travis Shettel and continues their evolutionary progress toward the piano-driven fare they've tended towards over the last couple of releases, and features such additions as horn sections, increased use of vocal harmonies, and extremely catchy hand-claps.

Piebald's latest album, Accidental Gentleman was released in late January of 2007. Its mix of raw rock and roll and perfected lyricism, which has always set Piebald apart, shows the band at a peak for themselves and the rest of the music industry. With cover songs like the Kinks' "Strangers", front man Travis Shettel brings a whole new generation the universal truths famously broken down by the legendary Ray Davies into three minute pop songs.

Lead singer Travis Shettel has released solo recordrings under the name Totally Travis. Shettel is also a member of LA based The Was.

The band generally only tours during the summer due to lead singer Travis Shettel's day job as an elementary school teacher.

Piebald announced they would be breaking up following the end of their US tour with The Format, Limbeck, Steel Train and Reubens Accomplice. Piebald played their farewell tour in April 2008 with one stop in New York city and two in Cambridge, MA.
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Piebald Lyrics


09. It's Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Better I'm coughing up a lung or two just so you…
8 a.m. Departure come on sleepyhead, it's time to drive to nowhere. i love…
A Friend Of Mine "Running down the road trying to roosen my road." That's wha…
Aftershave A touch lasts an hour, as kiss lasts a day.…
All Sense Is Lost You'd hold on to nothing If it fit in your hands Pockets…
All Senses Lost You'd hold on to nothing If it fit in your hands Pockets…
All you Need Is Drums I mastered the dance but now you're gone All you need…
All You Need Is Drums To Start a Dance Party I mastered the dance but now you're gone All you need…
American Hearts Hey your part of it Yeah your part of it Hey your…
Anthem Of New Boston Haven't you heard? Haven't you seen? Didn't you know this i…
Chris Rodgers when i was young i had dreams, my senses weren't…
David Lee Rock Well you came to kick ass And to take names…
Deflated I begin to speak but leave a sentence unfinished. you…



Dirty Harry And The Thunderbolts As it spun around and around, I thought to myself…
Don We're walking past the windows Trying to disrupt the classe…
Don't Tell Me Nothing Sometimes there's nothing to say at first. Well, that's a…
Eight AM Departure come on sleepyhead, it's time to drive to nowhere. i love…
Fat And Skinny Asses We're calling all allies down Because we're so sick of…
Fear and Loathing in Cape Cod If I find my way back home, I'll say "What…
Fear and Loathing on Cape Cod If I find my way back home, I'll say "What…
Get Old or Die Trying Everyone always talks about the good days Before the trouble…
Getting Mugged And Loving It Got to get back to the world you know. Take…
Giddy Like A Schoolgirl You're batting your eyelashes in one direction And it makes…
Giving Cup Believe, believe that's how they teach you to breathe But wh…
Grace Kelly With Wings That's more than a dress It's a Grace Kelly movie You…
Haven I haven't tried it, but I think I've quite decided…
Hillary Dresser Once upon a time. when I just stood still. your…
Holden Caufield I'd rather take the long way home I'd rather get…
Holden Caulfield I'd rather take the long way home I'd rather get lost…
Human Taste Test This is not suitable for human consumption You ask how I…
If Marcus Garvey Dies Then Marcus Garvey Lives This postcard from hell should remind you of how lucky…
If Marcus Garvey Dies, Then Marcus Garvey Lives This postcard from hell Should remind you Of how lucky you a…
In Like a Lamb And Out Like a Lion They'll such you dry tonight it'll suck suck you dry…
It's Going to Get Worse Before It Gets Better I'm coughing up a lung or two just so you…
Jula Bell Oh, Jula Bell, you'll go straight to heaven and not…
Just a Simple Plan You got a window in the basement. You got a perfect…
Karate Chops for Everyone but Us Trashed and battered now And passed out on the floor I'm…
King of the Road Andy went back to school He got sick of Newbury Comics Aaron…
Life On The Farm Time to lead a farmer's life. You may not know…
Location Is Everything Drive around forever On an empty tank of gas You…
Long Nights Long nights, hard times Everything that makes you feel tired…
Look I Just Don't Like You It doesn't look good to me So I'm sleeping outside your…
Mess With The Bulls I've got your name across my hands, got a minute…
Monkey Verse The Robot I know a guy who lives just for the weekends He…
Mount Pleasant I'll meet her there I can't believe she's the place I'd…
Nature Wins How could you be the foolish type? Faith is kept…
New Boston Haven't you heard? Haven't you seen? Didn't you know this is…
New Coke Sometimes there are dragons in my head I am in…
No One Else My girl's got a big mouth With which she blabbers a…
Oh I can?t believe my condition or my present state Broken nose…
Oh The Congestion I'm waiting for the sun, I'm waiting for someone to…
On And On If you see a cobweb Just don't care It's the last thing…
One Hundred Percent Good You won't tell anyone you're lousy with secret spoke my…
Opener If you don't want to know, why'd you ask with…
Our Very Own Employment Agency If it can pull the trigger then we'll destroy the…
Part II: The Noreaster Another chapter is written in the book of outlives another…
Part of Your Body It's a sunny day But you still have made mistakes The sunl…
Present Tense I would like to think about it Not just take…
Pretty Face What a waste of such a beautiful face. Do you…
Protagonist Close the doors that let me through. From the back…
Put Your Slippers On Instead You may find that the world is harsh and cold But…
Rich People Can Breed People to see places to go. And then I ended…
Rock Revolution Can't you see by the look in our eyes That the…
Roll On I've heard that there's no place like home, so where…
Rules For Mules I've got to clean my mouth out with soap I've got…
Sandpaper Steering Wheel Purified urination the quickest path between two points is a…
Sex Sells I don't mean this like it sounds I can't stand up…
Sex Sells And I I don't mean this like it sounds I can't stand up…
Sex Sells And I'm Buying I don't mean this like it sounds I can't stand up…
Sex Sells and Unfortunately I'm Buying I don't mean this like it sounds I can't stand up…
Small Town Outside of Boston I was born in a small town outside of Boston…
Still We Let It Choke Us It's not what you want But you'll take what you…
Still We Won It's not what you want But you'll take what you…
Still We Won't Let It Choke Us It's not what you want But you'll take what you…
Still WeLet It Choke Us It's not what you want But you'll take what you…
Strangers Where you going? I don't know. I've killed my world, and…
The Benefits of Ice Cream I know a place where the dead they come to…
The Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
The Jealous Guy Blues If you can't see it doesn't mean its not there I…
The King He king he sat in a chair of gold And let…
The Monkey Versus the Robot I know a guy who lives just for the weekends He…
The Monkey vs. the Robot I know a guy who lives just for the weekends He…
The Sea And a Lifesaver Come crash on my shore and I know that I'll…
The Six Eighter Thank you for not giving me Anything or not making Me…
The Song That Launched a Thousand Ships Well you're on the boat for sure Life jacket and suntan…
The Stalker I'll be around every corner you go. Don't you look…
They Don't Understand Us At The Academy We're walking past the windows Trying to disrupt the classe…
Time Lost Time lost Why are we separated by our actions? all the…
Timing Is Everything Drive around forever On an empty tank of gas You…
Two Rocking Chairs On a Porch Yesterday I called you yesterday I called you lover I…
Vacuum I'll drag you down with me. Suck you in I'm just…
Watch Her Flow You are everything I want to be. So secure and…
We Believe In Karma We pulled it off Right in front of your eyes Like…
We Cannot Read Poetry Taking your time to cross the street. What do you do…
Where Of course we will survive this golden age Where ideas are…
You Won't Be Seeing Me Again I'll watch you run away Through the peaceful fields All th…
You Wouldn't Be A Piece Without Your Moustache You kind of look like Tom Sellick from Three Men…


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