Prayers
Combining the frosty abrasiveness of acts such as Christian Death and Skinny Puppy with the more accessible pop stylings of Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys, Prayers is an electronic rock outfit formed in 2013. Originating out of San Diego, California and comprising members Leafar Seyer (real name Rafael Reyes) and Dave Parley, the band came together after Seyer sought to form a new project after having helmed various others, including Baptism of Thieves and Vampire. The duo aimed to lyrically depict the pitfalls of gang life after Seyer had experienced the culture during his teens. This, combined with reverb-laden drums, resonant synth work, and elements of post-punk, led to the group coining the term "cholo-goth."
Prayers independently released their first full-length, SD Killwave, in 2013 and followed with the Gothic Summer EP the next year. The video for one of the SD Killwave singles, "From Dog to God," caught the attention of the Cult's Ian Astbury, who invited Prayers to open for him on a 2014 tour. Seyer also went on to win awards for Best Music Video and Best Music Video Editing at the San Diego Film Festival in 2015. That same year also saw Prayers return with their second full-length effort, Young Gods, which was produced by blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and featured a cover of Pet Shop Boys' "West End Girls" as its lead single. They went on to receive five nominations at the 2015 San Diego Music Awards, ultimately winning Best Alternative Band.
Prayers spent 2016 working on the follow-up and released the single "Black Leather," which featured celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D. The following year, the band signed with BMG and delivered two new releases: Curse Be Thy Blessings, an EP with the original members of Christian Death (accompanied with a documentary entitled Beyond and Back that chronicled the collaboration), and their third album, Baptism of Thieves. Both releases arrived in the fall of 2017.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Gothic Summer
Electronic - Released by Nite Ritual on 27 Jun 2014
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Baptism Of Thieves
Electronic - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on 24 Nov 2017
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Wild Roses (Fragrance Remix)
Electronic - Released by Prayers on 10 Apr 2020
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La Vida Es Un Sueño
Latin America - Released by Prayers on 30 Sep 2020
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Young Gods
Electronic - Released by Lasalle Records Inc. on 23 Jun 2015
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Black Leather (feat. Kat Von D)
Electronic - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on 20 Oct 2017
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Young Gods Never Die
Miscellaneous - Released by Nite Ritual on 14 Jan 2022
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Cursed Be Thy Blessings (feat. Christian Death)
Electronic - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on 13 Oct 2017
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bad guy (feat. sunnyisdead)
Alternative & Indie - Released by 0akmoss on 17 Mar 2024
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Edge Of The Blade
Electronic - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on 20 Oct 2017
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starlight (feat. light sleepr)
Alternative & Indie - Released by 0akmoss on 24 Feb 2023
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peter pan (feat. Marku)
Pop - Released by STARCITY on 13 Jul 2022
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sunrise (feat. bloody shield)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by STARCITY on 18 Aug 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo