# Beware of Safety

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**Beware of Safety**, commonly abbreviated as BoS, is an [instrumental](/source/Instrumental) [post-rock](/source/Post-rock) band from [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California). The band plays sprawling, instrumental rock that could be classified as [post-metal](/source/Post-metal), post-rock, and even [math rock](/source/Math_rock). Beware of Safety has six official releases in its catalog: *[It Is Curtains](/source/It_Is_Curtains)* (2007), *[dogs](/source/Dogs_(Beware_of_Safety_album))* (2009), *Giants/BoS Split 7"* (2011), *Leaves/Scars* (2011), *Lotusville* (2014), and *Mabon* (2015). The band has released albums with The Mylene Sheath in the USA as well as Friend of Mine Records in Japan and has toured throughout the USA and Europe highlighted by performances with [Caspian](/source/Caspian_(band)), [El Ten Eleven](/source/El_Ten_Eleven), [If These Trees Could Talk](/source/If_These_Trees_Could_Talk), Té, [sleepmakeswaves](/source/Sleepmakeswaves), [Maserati](/source/Maserati_(band)), [The American Dollar](/source/The_American_Dollar_(band)) and [Junius](/source/Junius_(band)), among others.

The band has received a notable amount of press for their album *[dogs](/source/Dogs_(Beware_of_Safety_album))*, including a write-up in Wired Magazine's Sunday Soundtracking.[1][2]

In early 2009, Tad Piecka joined BoS on bass, expanding the band to five members.

The creation of 2011's *Leaves/Scars* was a tumultuous time for BoS with members contemplating quitting the band.[3]

Beware of Safety's 2014 album *Lotusville* reflects the band's experiences living in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California).[3]

Member Morgan Hendry is also an engineer at [Jet Propulsion Lab](/source/Jet_Propulsion_Lab).[4]

## Members

- Adam Kay - [Guitar](/source/Guitar)
- Jeff Zemina - [Guitar](/source/Guitar)
- Morgan Hendry - [Drums](/source/Drums), [Keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument)
- Steve Molter - [Guitar](/source/Guitar)
- Tad Piecka - [Bass](/source/Bass_guitar)

## Discography

### Albums

- [dogs](/source/Dogs_(Beware_of_Safety_album)) - (CD/LP, The Mylene Sheath, 2009)
- Leaves/Scars - (CD/LP, The Mylene Sheath, 2011)
- Lotusville - (CD/LP, 2014)
- Mabon - (CD/LP, 2015)

### EPs

- [It Is Curtains](/source/It_Is_Curtains) - (CD/LP, The Mylene Sheath, 2007)
- Mabon - (digital release, 2015 / LP, dunk!records, 2020)

## References

1. Thill, Scott. ["Sunday Soundtracking: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Trail of Dead, More"](http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/02/sunday-soundt-3.html). *Wired*

1. ["Intervista con Beware of Safety"](http://www.soundmagazine.it/blog/2009/04/06/intervista-con-beware-of-safety). 6 April 2009.

1. ["Exclusive Album Stream: Beware of Safety - Lotusville - Arctic Drones"](http://arcticdrones.com/exclusives/beware-of-safety-lotusville/). 6 October 2014.

1. ["NASA Inspired Cocktails From A Real Rocket Scientist"](http://makeitsimplesister.com/food/nasa-inspired-cocktails-from-a-real-rocket-scientist/). *Make It Simple Sister*. 10 August 2012.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.bewareofsafety.com/)
- [Beware of Safety](http://bewareofsafety.bandcamp.com/) on [Bandcamp](/source/Bandcamp)

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