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{{Short description|American band}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
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| origin           = [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], [[California]], United States
| years_active     = 2013–2019
| genre            = {{Flat list|
* [[Progressive rock]]<ref name="last.fm">{{Cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Sianvar/+wiki|title = Sianvar hometown, lineup, biography}}</ref>
* [[post-hardcore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popstache.com/album-review/sianvar-sianvar-ep/|title=Sianvar - Sianvar EP - Album Review on Pop 'stache|date=10 January 2014|work=popstache.com}}</ref>
* [[experimental rock]]
* [[math rock]]
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| label            = [[Blue Swan Records]]
| associated_acts  = {{Flat list|
* [[Dance Gavin Dance]]
* [[Stolas (band)|Stolas]]
* [[Hail the Sun]]
* [[A Lot Like Birds]]
* Secret Band
}}
| website             = [https://www.facebook.com/Sianvar Official Facebook]
| current_members  = [[Will Swan (musician)|Will Swan]]<br />[[Donovan Melero]]<br />Sergio Medina<br />Joseph Arrington
| past_members     = Michael Littlefield<br />Michael Franzino
}}
'''Sianvar''' (pronounced: sea-en-var) was an American [[progressive rock]] band from [[Sacramento, California]], formed in 2013. The group currently consists of lead vocalist [[Donovan Melero]], guitarists [[Will Swan (musician)|Will Swan]] and Sergio Medina, and drummer Joseph Arrington. The band is signed to Swan's independent record label [[Blue Swan Records]]. They released their debut self-titled EP on January 5, 2014 and their debut full-length studio album, ''[[Stay Lost]]'', in August 2016. The band announced an indefinite hiatus on April 8, 2019.
==Career==
===2013–17: Self-titled EP and ''Stay Lost''===
{{Main article|Stay Lost}}
The band announced their formation on July 23, 2013. The group's first iteration consisted of [[Dance Gavin Dance]] guitarist [[Will Swan (musician)|Will Swan]], [[Hail the Sun]] drummer and vocalist [[Donovan Melero]], [[Stolas (band)|Stolas]] guitarist Sergio Medina, and [[A Lot Like Birds]] bassist Michael Littlefield and drummer Joseph Arrington.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/PostHardcore/comments/1ixsqj/new_band_sianvar_members_of_dance_gavin_dance/|title=New band - Sianvar (Members of Dance Gavin Dance, Hail The Sun, A Lot Like Birds, Stolas) • /r/PostHardcore|work=reddit.com|date=24 July 2013}}</ref> They signed with Swan's independent record label [[Blue Swan Records]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blueswanrecords.com/artist/sianvar/ |title=Sianvar {{!}} Blue Swan Records |website=blueswanrecords.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707013344/http://blueswanrecords.com/artist/sianvar/ |archive-date=2015-07-07}} </ref>
The group released their debut single "Sick Machine" on November 11, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1lUIWEyMlI|title=Sianvar - Sick Machine|last=Sianvar|date=11 November 2013|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> On January 5, 2014, they released their [[eponymous]]ly titled debut EP through [[Bandcamp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sianvar.bandcamp.com/album/sianvar-ep|title=Sianvar EP, by Sianvar|work=bandcamp.com}}</ref> Sianvar performed their first concert on January 8, 2014 in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. In support of the release, the band toured with other musical groups such as A Lot Like Birds, [[Tilian Pearson]], [[Strawberry Girls]], Stolas, [[The Venetia Fair]], My Iron Lung, EROS, Idlehands, [[Artifex Pereo]], and [[Eidola (band)|Eidola]].
Michael Littlefield departed from the band in February 2015, subsequently being replaced by A Lot Like Birds guitarist Michael Franzino.<ref name="last.fm"/> Sianvar began tracking for their debut full-length studio album in July 2015. On June 26, 2016, the band announced their debut studio album, ''[[Stay Lost]]'', its track listing, and release date. Two days later, the group released the lead single "Omniphobia", accompanied with its music video, which premiered on [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/supergroup_sianvar_premiere_single_omniphobia_listen|title=Hear members of Dance Gavin Dance, A Lot Like Birds, others on new Sianvar song - Features - Alternative Press|work=altpress.com|date=28 June 2016}}</ref> The band released the single "Psychosis Succumbing" on July 14.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=SantinoFranzino|author=Michael Franzino|number=753673056673894401|date=14 July 2016|title=New @SianvarOfficial single out today!  PRE-ORDER: TOUR DATES:}}</ref> The band embarked on their headlining Stay Lost Tour beginning at the Red House in [[Walnut Creek, California]] on August 4, 2016.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=SianvarOfficial|author=Sianvar|number=747494945762615296|date=27 June 2016|title=Sianvar Presents: The Stay Lost Tour August 2016 @myironlungband @suftamusic   Tix:}}</ref>
Sianvar embarked on a second headlining tour in support of ''Stay Lost'' in January 2017 with [[Icarus the Owl]] and Frameworks.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=SianvarOfficial|author=Sianvar|number=808793489987096576|date=13 December 2016|title=Who will be dancing with us this January?  Tickets:}}</ref>
===2018–present: Second studio album and hiatus===
Sianvar toured as a supporting act on [[Dance Gavin Dance]]'s headlining 2018 spring tour along with [[Erra (band)|Erra]] and [[I See Stars]], from May 26 to June 21, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/dance_gavin_dance_north_american_headlining_tour_i_see_stars_erra_sianvar|title = Dance Gavin Dance announce North American headlining tour|website = [[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date = 28 March 2018}}</ref>
On August 11, 2018, it was confirmed that recording sessions for the band's second full-length studio album had begun at Interlace Recording Studios in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], with producer [[Kris Crummett]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1028376128799424512|user=SianvarOfficial|title=Sianvar LPII drum tracking begins today in Portland, OR with Kris Crummett.<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=11 August 2018}}</ref>
On September 11, 2018, Michael Franzino announced his departure from the group, stating that he wanted to focus on his own music career.<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited  |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/348751895181296/1939647156091754 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/348751895181296/posts/1939647156091754/ |title = Sianvar on Facebook  |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> Will Swan announced that he would be recording bass guitar for the band's second studio album.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1043989700741156864|user=SianvarOfficial|title=To those who were wondering, our new record features Will Swan on bass.<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=23 September 2018}}</ref> On September 27, they revealed that they would be moving forward as a four-piece band.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/Sianvar/photos/a.349293125127173/1959073800815756/?type=3&theater {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>
The group embarked on a headlining tour, performing their debut studio album ''[[Stay Lost]]'' in its entirety, with support from Ghost Atlas and Wolf & Bear, from January 11 to January 19, 2019.<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited  |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/348751895181296/2109716032418198 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/Sianvar/photos/a.628304273892722/2109716032418198/?type=3 |title = Sianvar on Facebook  |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> Former [[A Lot Like Birds]] bass guitarist and vocalist Matthew Coate served as a touring member pursuing bass guitar on the trek.
On April 8, 2019, the band revealed that they were going on an indefinite hiatus from touring and releasing music.<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited  |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/348751895181296/2237562876300179 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/Sianvar/photos/a.349293125127173/2237562876300179/?type=3&theater |title = Sianvar on Facebook  |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> The announcement read, "All Sianvar music releases and activities have been postponed indefinitely." It continued, "This isn't a permanent goodbye, though it could be a while before we meet again". During the hiatus, Swan joined American post-hardcore band [[Royal Coda]] while Donovan Melero and Sergio Medina formed the post-hardcore duo Nova Charisma and signed to [[Equal Vision Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.equalvision.com/artists/nova-charisma/|title = Nova Charisma}}</ref>
Two unreleased demo recordings from the group's recording sessions for their second studio album were repurposed for [[Dance Gavin Dance]]'s ninth studio album ''[[Afterburner (Dance Gavin Dance album)|Afterburner]]'', one of which was its lead single "''[[Prisoner (Dance Gavin Dance song)|Prisoner]]''".
==Musical style==
Sianvar's musical style has been praised for its use of [[progressive rock]], [[post-hardcore]], and [[psychedelic music|psychedelic]] elements. They have often been labelled post-hardcore, [[math rock]], and [[experimental rock]].
==Members==
;Final line-up
* [[Donovan Melero]] – lead vocals (2013–2019)
* [[Will Swan (musician)|Will Swan]] –  guitar (2013–2019); bass (2018–2019)
* Sergio Medina – guitar, backing vocals (2013–2019)
* Joseph Arrington – drums, percussion (2013–2019)
;Former members
* Michael Littlefield – bass (2013–2015)
* Michael Franzino – bass (2015–2018)
;Touring members
* Matthew Coate – bass (2019)
;Timeline
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==Discography==
;Studio albums
* ''[[Stay Lost]]'' ([[Blue Swan Records|Blue Swan]], 2016)
;Extended plays
* ''Sianvar EP'' (Blue Swan, 2014)
;Singles
* "Sick Machine" (2013)
* "Omniphobia" (2016)
* "Psychosis Succumbing" (2016)
* "BedRoots" (2016)
==References==
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[[Category:Musical groups from Sacramento, California]]
[[Category:American post-hardcore musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2013]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in California]]