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Tow'rs
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Tow'rs is an American folk band based out of Flagstaff, Arizona.[1] The band includes Gretta and Kyle Miller, drummer Dan Bagle, guitarist Kyle Keller, and cellist Emma Riebe.[2][3][4] Kyle Miller's brother, Kory, also previously performed with the band as a drummer.[3][5]

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History

Kyle and Gretta Miller met in 2008 while they were students at Northern Arizona University.[2][6][7] They began writing music and performing at a local nondenominational Christian church.[2] The couple married in 2012 and formed Tow'rs in 2014.[2][3][5] Keller and Riebe were recruited through mutual friends from NAU.[5]

In 2021 the band contributed a single, "Love Who You Love", to Serenade, an album they co-produced with other LGBTQ-affirming artists and Beloved Arise, an organization which aims to support religious LGBTQ youth.[8][9][10][11] The single was inspired both by a drag show the Millers attended and a poem by Hafez about God being in drag.[8][9]

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The band's music initially used explicit references to Christianity in their lyrics, but they slowly moved away from explicit references in more recent works.[2] Some of the band's members are agnostic or atheist.[3] Gretta and Kyle have expressed discomfort with Christian nationalism, and have expressed support of LGBTQ rights.[2][8]

Discography

Albums

  • Tow'rs (2014)[12]
  • The Great Minimum (2015)[12]
  • Grey Fidelity (2017)[12]
  • New Nostalgia (2019)[2][12]
  • The Holly and the Ivy (2020)[12]
  • Joy Alchemy (2023)[12]

Awards

  • 2015 Viola Awards, Emerging Artist[13][14]
  • 2016 Viola Awards Nominee, Excellence in the Performing Arts for The Great Minimum[15]
  • 2021 Viola Awards, Excellence in Music for The Holly and the Ivy[16]
  • 2022 Viola Awards, Excellence in Collaboration for Serenade[11][17]

References

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