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The Spiral Electric

The Spiral Electric are a well-established light in San Francisco's rock firmament, bringing a powerful and exciting combination of dark, melodic psychedelia and visceral passion to the stage and studio. Celebrated by reknowned stoner-rock blog The Obelisk as "a band ready, willing, and able to space the hell out", who "bridge the generally disparate realms of heavy psych and riffer heavy rock", they alchemize soaring, memorable vocal melodies, wailing reverb-drenched garage twang, blistering stoner fuzz, dreamy keyboard textures, thundering bass grooves, and foot-stomping/air-punching rhythms into a fresh and original sound. Their catalogue includes 3 releases-- debut Upon Your Shore and 2nd album Ask the Sky (both recorded with Tommy Dietrick / SKY PARADE), to their most recent-- titled simply The Spiral Electric, a double-LP (recorded with Steve Kille of Dead Meadow). They have played with bands like King Buffalo, Dead Meadow, Black Mountain, The Kills, Stöner, Yawning Man, Spindrift, Swervedriver, Here Lies Man, The Dandy Warhols, The Asteroid No.4, Ringo Deathstarr, New Candys, Turn Me On Dead Man, Mondo Drag, The Freeks, and Lumerians. The band currently consists of founding members and songwriters Clay Andrews (Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards) and Nicolas Percey (Guitar), with Matias Drago (Drums), & Ryan McKnight (Bass). A new LP is in the works, mostly recorded with the late Steve Kille and finished with Daniel Dietrick (Ozean, Silent Pictures), for a 2025 release.

San Francisco, CA

Music

Videos

"In Too Deep" Lyric Video

Photos

  • Photo by Matias Drago
  • The Spiral Electric photo
  • Photo by Doug Moore
  • Photo by Doug Moore
  • Photo by Doug Moore
  • Photo by Doug Moore
  • Logo by Alan Forbes
  • The Spiral Electric 2022
  • L to R : Nicolas, Ryan, Clay, Matias. Photo by Olive Black.
  • L to R: Clay, Nicolas, Matias, Cedar. Photo: Greg Gutbezahl
  • The Spiral Electric photo
  • The Spiral Electric on grass. Photo by Alison Webber.
  • The Spiral Electric photo
  • The Spiral Electric Live in Concert
  • L to R : Clay, Ty, Tyler, Nic
  • The Spiral Electric - Ghost in the Machine
  • Logo in space
  • The Spiral Electric photo
  • The Spiral Electric photo
  • Photo by Olive Black Photography
  • Photo by Alison Webber
  • Photo by Alison Webber
  • Live at the Chapel (SF) 12-18-13
  • Onstage 7-12-12
  • Nic at the New Parish 1-17-13. Photo by Kim Lemoine
  • Nic and Clay at the New Parish 1-17-13. Photo by Kim Lemoine
  • Tyler at the New Parish 1-17-13. Photo by Kim Lemoine
  • Us.
  • Nico, Clay, Tyler, and "Sugar-D" Daniel. Photo by Alex Batista.
  • The Spiral Electric photo
  • Meet us in the Inner Horizon.
  • Set the controls for the heart of the black hole.
  • Us again.
  • Clay on keys 2-29-12. Photo by E.G. Maloney.
  • Live 2-29-12. Photo by Jonathan Ruhe.
  • Clay 2-29-12. Photo by E.G. Maloney.
  • Nic at the Mojo Lounge 4-7-12. Photo by Peter Lyle-Dugas.
  • At the Mojo Lounge 4-7-12. Photo by Peter Lyle-Dugas.
  • Clay at the Mojo Lounge 4-7-12. Photo by Peter Lyle-Dugas.
  • The Spiral Electric photo
  • Nic at The Chapel (SF) 12-18-13
  • The Spiral Electric photo
  • Flying lessons
  • L to R : Nic, Tyler, Clay
  • Nico at San Frandelic 8/18. Photo by Alex Batista.
  • Clay and Tyler at San Frandelic 8/18. Photo by Alex Batista.
  • Alex at San Frandelic 8/18. Photo by Alex Batista.
  • San Frandelic 8/18. Photo by Alex Batista.
  • Nico and Clay at San Frandelic 8/18. Photo by Alex Batista.
  • At San Frandelic 8/18. Photo by Alex Batista.
  • The Spiral Electric in Golden Gate Park.
  • Nico, Clay, and Tyler... right down the line.
  • Clay. Photo by Alex Batista.
  • Nico. Photo by Alex Batista.
  • Light shines down on Tyler and Daniel. Photo by Alex Batista.
  • Photo by Shelby Griffiths
  • Fireflies. Photo by Alex Batista.
  • Rain down, from a great height. Photo by Alex Batista.
  • The Spiral Electric at Brick & Mortar 9/9/12. Photo tweeted by Tokyo Raid.
  • Andromeda
  • The Spiral Electric at the Stork Club 11/3/12. Photo tweeted by Tokyo Raid.
  • Nico at the Stork Club 11/3/12. Photo by Brad Rivas.
  • Guest drummer Sonny Pearce at the New Parish 1-17-13
  • Live at the Hemlock 2-6-13
  • Live at the Blank Club 7/29/13. Photo by Medha Gerhardt.
  • At Brick & Mortar Music Hall (SF) 10/30/13
  • Clay and Ty at the Chapel (SF) 12-18-13