Be Your Own Pet

This article is about the Tennessee rock band. For the album, see Be Your Own Pet (album).

Be Your Own Pet
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genres	Garage rock Garage punk Alternative rock Indie rock
Years active	2004–2008
Labels	Infinity Cat Recordings, XL Recordings, Ecstatic Peace
Website	www.beyourownpet.net
Members
Jemina Pearl Jonas Stein Nathan Vasquez John Eatherly
Past members
Jake Orrall Jamin Orrall

Be Your Own Pet (also known as BYOP) was a four-piece punk/garage rock group from Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Members

• Jemina Pearl – vocals
• Nathan Vasquez – bass, backing vocals
• Jonas Stein – guitar, backing vocals
• John Eatherly – drums

Former members

• Jamin Orrall – drums
• Jake Orrall – guitar

Record label

The band was signed to XL in the UK since 2005 and were later signed with Thurston Moore's label, Ecstatic Peace in the US. Be Your Own Pet originally released early singles and EPs with Nashville-based Infinity Cat Records.

Side projects

All of the members of Be Your Own Pet are involved in various other musical projects. Jonas Stein and John Eatherly play together in a band called Turbo Fruits, along with their friend Max Peebles. Their debut album was released in 2006 in the UK and they also played at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the summer of 2006. Nathan Vasquez plays in a band called Deluxin. Jemina Pearl also has side projects: although no longer a member of Cheap Time, she is notably a member of Rare Form. Former members Jake and Jamin play in JEFF the Brotherhood.

Break up

On August 1, 2008, the band announced on their website that after finishing a small tour of England, they would be breaking up.^[1] The band posted the following message on their website; "To all of our fans, we are sad to bring you the news that our upcoming shows in the UK are going to be our last as a band. We thank you for all your love and support these past few years. It's been a blast, but the time has come for the four of us to go our separate ways.".^[2]

Final shows

During both the Dingwalls and Liverpool Carling Academy shows, there have been reports of "official looking cameras" in between the crowd and stage^[3] which suggests the possibility of either a dvd or live video, reminiscent of the "Mini Tour Wrap Up" appearing in the near future. Their final show as a band was at Dingwalls in London on the 26th August 2008 (see here [1])

Jemina Pearl solo career

The debut album of Jemina Pearl, Break It Up, was released in on October 6, 2009 by Ecstatic Peace Records. The album is co-written by John Eatherly and has guest appearances from Thurston Moore, Iggy Pop, Dave Sitek and Derek Stanton.

Discography

Studio albums

• Be Your Own Pet (March 27, 2006) (Ecstatic Peace/XL) (UK #47)
• Get Awkward (March 18, 2008), (Ecstatic Peace/XL) (UK #101) (UK Indie #7)

EPs

• Damn Damn Leash EP (2005) (Japanese release) (Infinity Cat/XL/Rough Trade)
• Summer Sensation (April 18, 2006) (Ecstatic Peace/Infinity Cat)
• Extra Extra EP (2006) (Infinity Cat)
• Not Rocket Science (May 8, 2007) (Infinity Cat)
• Get Damaged EP (2008) (Ecstatic Peace/XL)

Singles

Release Date		Details	Chart Position		Notes
			UK[4]	UK Indie
2004	Sep	"Damn Damn Leash" (Infinity Cat)	68	-
2005	Jun	"Fire Department" (Rough Trade/Infinity Cat)	59	-
	Nov	"Extra Extra" (Infinity Cat)	-	-
		"Extra Extra Handmade Edition" (Infinity Cat)	-	-	Limited to 100 copies
		"Girls on TV" (Self Released)	-	-	Tour-only single
2006	Jan	"Let's Get Sandy (Big Problem)" (XL)	51	-
	Mar	"Adventure" (XL)	36	-
	Jun	"Bicycle, Bicycle, You Are My Bicycle" (XL)	-	-	Download-only single
2008	Mar 3	"Food Fight! (XL)	-	8	7" and Download-only
		"Super Soaked (XL)	-	5
	Mar 10	"The Kelly Affair (XL)	-	6
	Mar 17	"Black Hole (XL)	-	5

Appearances

• SXSW (2005)
• Glastonbury Festival (2005)
• Reading and Leeds Festivals (2005)
• Siren Music Festival (July 16, 2005)
• Summer Sonic Festival (August 2005)
• Coachella Festival (April 30, 2006)
• Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2006
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (June 13, 2006)
• Subterranean Guide (MTV2, July 30, 2006)
• Lollapalooza 2006 (August 5, 2006)
• MTV Live (Canada) (June 3, 2008)
• Reading and Leeds Festivals (2008)

References

1. ^ http://beyourownpet.net/site/?p=137
2. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/142730-be-your-own-pet-break-up
3. ^ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l4EFhOWsfFM
4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 48. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

1. Jam, James. Review. NME.
2. Raposa, David. Review. Pitchfork Media. June 6, 2006.
3. "The 50 Greatest CDs of 2006" Blender Online. Jan/Feb 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.

External links

• Artist's official website
• Be Your Own Pet on Myspace
• Be Your Own Pet at Last.fm