CraveOnstage: Semi Precious Weapons Get Anthemic on ‘Aviation High’ (Exclusive Performance)

March 27, 2014

Radio can’t get enough of them. Gaga loves them furiously. With legions of fans at the ready, Semi Precious Weapons are on a sharp upward trajectory to stardom with momentum accelerating for their hotly anticipated new album Aviation, set to be released on April 22 through RedZone Records. As Crave’s Band of The Month for March, the New York pop-rock champions not only turned out a festival-highlight performance during SXSW at Crave’s hugely successful Music Showcase, but also delivered an unforgettable studio session for their featured BOTM run.

Produced by Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum, mega-hit maker “Tricky” Stewart (Beyoncé, Rihanna, Frank Ocean), Aviation seamlessly blends the band’s dance rock sound with Tricky’s powerful pop-edged production, in an evolution of sound that fans and radio have responded to with fevered excitement.

Semi Precious Weapons taped an exclusive studio session at Swing House in Los Angeles, performing electrifying versions of songs off the new album. We brought you the impassioned heartgrabber “Never Going Home” as well as the soaring “Look to The Stars”. Now we return with the lead single from Aviation, an exclusive performance of their smash single “Aviation High,” only on CraveOnline:

Pre-order the 12-track album at iTunes and instantly download the advance Aviation EP!

Semi Precious Weapons formed in 2006 and released their debut album We Love You in 2008. Graduates of the Berklee College of Music, the band immediately began drawing attention for their raucously tight and famously over-the-top live shows. Garnering a cult-like fan base and hefty critical acclaim, as well as a host of celebrity followers and industry insiders along the way, the band built on their momentum with a second full length, 2010’s You Love You. The release was met with high acclaim, as well as performing for millions of people across world supporting Lady Gaga on her “The Monster Ball” tour, as well as Ke$ha’s summer “Warrior Tour” before headlining their own “Dirty Showbiz Tour” and performing at festivals from Lollapalooza to the Isle of Wight.

Keep up with Semi Precious Weapons at the following links:

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A senior writer at CraveOnline since 2006, Johnny has reported on music culture around the world for over a decade while setting a higher standard of reviews, editorials, photography and interviews with the industry's biggest names. Johnny has conceptualized and produced a wide range of original Crave features such as the long-running Band of The Month series, the CraveOnstage performance feature, the Music History video series and the Passport travel colum, among others. His Crave coverage spectrum has included Lifestyle, Travel, Film & TV, Politics, Sports, Fashion and Food writing.

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