Spiral Stairs

Born in Stockton, California, singer/songwriter/guitarist Christopher Scott Kannberg (aka Spiral Stairs) established himself in the early '90s as the guitar player (and occasional songwriter) for highly influential indie rock outfit <a href="spotify:artist:3inCNiUr4R6XQ3W43s9Aqi">Pavement</a>. In 1998, Kannberg started his own label, Pray for Mojo (later renamed <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Amazing+Grease%22">Amazing Grease</a>), and formed the <a href="spotify:artist:3A06DLgDvEKLTs8DkGlcKN">Preston School of Industry</a> with drummer Andrew Borger and bassist Jon Erickson, both of whom had previously played with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Amazing+Grease%22">Amazing Grease</a> recording artists, the <a href="spotify:artist:5zpRBEn4Bk0bjKgXK4Ufkj">Moore Brothers</a>. The band released a handful of solid albums and appeared on Kannberg's first official Matador Records solo release under the Spiral Stairs moniker, 2009's Real Feel. The following year, Kannberg joined the rest of <a href="spotify:artist:3inCNiUr4R6XQ3W43s9Aqi">Pavement</a> for a reunion tour, before moving to Brisbane, Australia with his wife to start a family. Returning to Los Angles a few years later, Kannberg had planned recording sessions with fellow <a href="spotify:artist:3A06DLgDvEKLTs8DkGlcKN">Preston School of Industry</a> members to record a new Spiral Stairs release in 2015. A month before the sessions were due to start, former <a href="spotify:artist:5ZOh5D4MKLhU3GekPzNFam">Posies</a> drummer and <a href="spotify:artist:3A06DLgDvEKLTs8DkGlcKN">PSI</a> member Darius Minwalla passed away. Taking stock of the situation and the shock of his sudden passing, Kannberg hooked up with singer/songwriter <a href="spotify:artist:6NZ4NDGpMT4p82PCJh57Ec">Kelley Stoltz</a> to reassess the album. With the record taking a more emotional direction than previously conceived, Kannberg entered the studios with Matt Harris on bass and <a href="spotify:artist:7lOJ7WXyopaxri0dbOiZkd">Broken Social Scene</a>'s Justin Peroff on drum duties. The resulting Doris & the Daggers -- which featured guest spots from the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:7lOJ7WXyopaxri0dbOiZkd">Broken Social Scene</a>'s <a href="spotify:artist:64RGS9OBGsUWkopEtO5Cz7">Kevin Drew</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2cCUtGK9sDU2EoElnk0GNB">the National</a>'s <a href="spotify:artist:27jRNjIvlUcGN7FBRDnqhp">Matt Berninger</a> -- was released at the beginning of 2017. He returned at the start of 2019 with the single "Hyp-No-Tized," the first song pulled from the full-length We Wanna Be Hyp-No-Tized. ~ James Christopher Monger & Rich Wilson, Rovi