Alex McManus explained

Alex McManus is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska currently based in Vancouver, BC.^[1] He has played with such bands as Acorns, Empire State, Lambchop, Vic Chesnutt, and Bright Eyes. He is also in his own band called The Bruces.^[2]

Selected discography

Albums as The Bruces

Year	Album Details
1993	Family Day Format: Cassette (Sing, Eunuchs!) Format: CD (2002 · Little Army) Format: Digital (Chunklet)^[3] Format: LP, ltd edition of 300 (2007 · Grotto Records)
2002	Hialeah Pink Format: LP (1995 · Sing, Eunuchs!/Theme Park) Format: CD (2002 · Little Army)^[4] Format: Digital (2002 · Chunklet)^[5]
2002	The War of the Bruces Format: CD (Misra)^[6]
2004	The Shining Path Format: CD (Misra)^[7]
2018	Thieves in the Wick--Songs of Simon Joyner Format: LP, ltd edition of 300 (Unread Records^[8] /Kerchow Records/Jackson Street Booksellers)

Singles as The Bruces

Year	Single Details
2000	"102" / "Oil and Vinegar" Format: 7-inch (Sommerveg)^[9]
2018	"I Make Marks" / "Invisible Ceiling" Format: Lathe-cut 7-inch (Unread Records)^[10]

Compilation Appearances as The Bruces

Year	Song	Album Details
1994	"Killer"	You and What Army? Format: Cassette (Sing, Eunuchs!)^[11]
1995	"Beginning to See the Light Fade"	Our Salvation Is in Hand Format: CD (Theme Park)^[12]
1996	"Sharpening Stone"	Songs from a Room Format: 7-inch (Sing, Eunuchs!)^[13]
1996	"Upbeat"	Carry On Ooij--A Brinkman Waaghals Compilation Format: CD (Brinkman)^[14]
2003	"There"	As Yet No Title - Skewed Songwriter Format: Cassette (Unread Records)^[15]

With Acorns

Year	Release Details
1989	Acorns Format: LP/Cassette (Post-Ambient Motion)^[16]
1991	Plainsongs Format: Cassette (self-released)

With Frontier Trust

Year	Release Details	Credits
1994	The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll Format: LP (Sing, Eunuchs!) Format: LP (2008 · Team Love)	Violin^[18]
1995	Heaven's Gate Format: LP (Sing, Eunuchs!) Format: CD (1996 · Brinkman)	Violin^[19]
1997	Songs for the New Year Format: LP (Sing, Eunuchs!) Format: CD (Shrimper Records)	Guest artist, guitar, violin^[20]
1998	Yesterday, Tomorrow and in Between Format: 2LP, CD (Sing, Eunuchs!)	Guest artist^[21]
2003	"Here Come the Balloons" / "They Say Man Cannot Fly" Format: 7-inch (Tongue Master)	Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, vocals^[22]
2004	Lost with the Lights On Format: LP, CD (Jagjaguwar)
2006	Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999 Format: 2LP, CD (Jagjaguwar)	Concertina, mastering, sequencing, violin, whistle (human)^[23]
2006	Skeleton Blues Format: LP, CD (Jagjaguwar)	Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel^[24]
2009	Out into the Snow Format: LP, CD (Team Love)	Musician^[25]
2017	Step into the Earthquake Format: LP, CD (Ba Da Bing!)	Main personnel^[26]

Year	Release Details	Credits
1995	Is the Actor Happy? Format: LP, CD (Texas Hotel)	Concertina, guitar, piano^[27]
1996	About to Choke Format: LP, CD (Capitol)	Acoustic guitar, electric guitar^[28]
1998	The Salesman and Bernadette (with Lambchop) Format: LP/CD (Capricorn)	Atmosphere, euphonium, electric guitar, backing vocals, whistle (human)^[29]

Year	Release Details
1996	Thriller Format: LP, CD (Merge, City Slang)	Performer^[30]
1996	"Cigarettiquette" / "Mr. Crabby" Format: 7-inch (Merge)
1997	"Whitey" / "Playboy the Shit" Format: 7-inch (Merge)
1998	What Another Man Spills Format: LP, CD (Merge, City Slang)
1998	"Your Fucking Sunny Day" Format: 7-inch (Merge)
1998	"Give Me our Love (Love Song)" Format: 7-inch (Merge)
2000	Nixon Format: LP, CD (Merge, City Slang)	Electric guitar^[31]
2000	The Queens Royal Trimma Format: CD (City Slang) Tour-only release	Guitar^[32]
2000	"Up with People" / "Miss Prissy" Format: 7-inch (Merge)	Electric guitar, group member^[33]
2001	Tools in the Dryer Format: CD (Merge)
2002	Is a Woman Format: LP, CD (Merge, City Slang)	Acoustic guitar, electric guitar^[34]
2002	Treasure Chest of the Enemy Format: CD (self-released) Tour-only release	Guitar^[35]
2002	Pet Sounds Sucks Format: CD (self-released) Tour-only release	Guitar^[36]
2004	Aw Cmon Format: LP, CD (Merge, City Slang) Also released as 2LP, 2CD with No You Cmon	Guitar, piano (thumb), group member^[37]
2004	No You Cmon Format: LP, CD (Merge, City Slang) Also released as 2LP, 2CD with Aw Cmon	Guitar, piano (thumb), group member^[38]
2004	L'Aurore (Sunrise) Format: DVD (Carlotta Films)
2004	Lambchop + The DAFO String Quartet: Boo Fucking Who? Format: CD (self-released) Tour-only release	Guitar^[39]
2006	Decline of Country and Western Civilization, Pt. 2 Format: LP, CD (Merge, City Slang)	Group member^[40]
2006	Damaged Format: LP, CD (Merge, City Slang)	Guitars^[41]
2007	No Such Silence (Live at the AB in Brussels) Format: DVD (City Slang)	Guitar^[42]
2008	Oh (ohio) Format: LP, CD (Merge, City Slang)	Acoustic guitar, electric guitar^[43]
2009	Live at XX Merge Format: DVD (Merge)	Performer^[44]

With Empire State

Year	Release Details	Credits
1999	Empire State Format: CD (Warm Electronic Recordings)	Autoharp, bells, cello, chimes, horn, marxophone, trombone^[45]
2000	Why Climb the Highest Mountain EP Format: 12" (Melodic Records)^[46]
2001	Eternal Combustion Format: CD (Warm Electronic Recordings)	Multi-instrumentalist^[47]

With Bright Eyes

Year	Release Details	Credits
2004	Lua EP Format: 7-inch, CD (Saddle Creek)	Composer, guitar, vocals^[48]
2005	I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning Format: LP, CD (Saddle Creek)	Guitar^[49]
2005	Motion Sickness: Live Recordings Format: LP, CD (Team Love)	Group member, performer^[50]

Other Appearances

Year	Artist	Release Details	Credits
1999	Olivia Tremor Control	at NPR Studios	Trombone,^[51] percussion
2000	The Deist's Pouch	"Everybody Has a Pouch" / "Backsliding Deist's Prayer" Format: 7-inch (Sommerveg) Featuring Vic Chesnutt and members of Calexico, Lambchop, and Empire State	Acoustic guitar, recorder, backing vocals^[52]
2001	Summer Hymns	A Celebratory Arm Gesture Format: CD (Misra)	Trombone^[53]
2002	Azure Ray	Burn and Shiver Format: CD (Warm Electronic Recordings)	Euphonium, trombone^[54]
2004	A Tomato a Day (Brian Poloncic)	The Moon Is Green Format: CD (Public Eyesore)	Engineer^[55]
2004	Tilly and the Wall	Wild Like Children Format: CD (Team Love)	Assistant engineer^[56]
2004	Ed Gray	Fresh Coat on the Powder Keg Format: 7-inch (Unread)	Engineer
2006	Ed Gray	The Late Gray Ed Great Format: LP (Hot Potato Records)	Electric guitar, violin,^[57] engineer
2007	Charlie Louvin	Charlie Louvin Format: CD (Tomkins Square)	Featured artist, vocals,^[58] background vocals on "The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea"
2007	Outlaw Con Bandana	The Triple Escape Format: Lathe-cut LP	Engineer, musician^[59]
2008	Crooked Fingers	Forfeit/Fortune Format: LP, CD (Red Pig & Foreign Leisure)	Assistant Engineer^[60]
2009	Miracles of God	O What a Wonderful Day Format: LP, CD (Public School Records)	Engineer^[61]
2010	William Tyler	Behold the Sprit Format: LP, CD (Tompkins Square)	Brass, electronics, tapes, violin^[62]
2010	Bill Hoover	Here We Go Format: Lathe-cut LP	Engineer^[63]

External links

• The Bruces
• Simon Joyner
• Lambchop
• Unread Records
• Saddle Creek Records
• Lazy-i Interview: January 2003

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Bruces. The Bruces. 2018-08-04.
2. Web site: The Bruces Biography & History AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
3. Web site: Family Day, by The Bruces. Chunklet Industries. 2018-08-03.
4. Web site: BRUCES: Hialeah Pink (+5 Extra Songs) CD. grapefruitrecordclub.com. 2018-08-03.
5. Web site: Hialeah Pink, by The Bruces. Chunklet Industries. 2018-08-03.
6. Web site: The Bruces - The War Of The Bruces. Discogs. November 2002 . en. 2018-08-04.
7. Web site: The Bruces - "The Shining Path". Misra Records. en. 2018-08-03.
8. Web site: unread. www.unread-records.com. 2018-08-04.
9. Web site: The Bruces - 102. Discogs. en. 2018-08-03.
10. Web site: unread. www.unread-records.com. 2018-08-04.
11. Web site: Various - You And What Army?. Discogs. 1994 . en. 2018-08-04.
12. Web site: Various - Our Salvation Is In Hand. Discogs. 1995 . en. 2018-08-03.
13. Web site: Various - Songs From A Room. Discogs. 1996 . en. 2018-08-03.
14. Web site: Various - Carry On Ooij - A Brinkman Waaghals Compilation. Discogs. 1996 . en. 2018-08-03.
15. Web site: Various - As Yet No Title - Skewed Songwriter. Discogs. en. 2018-08-03.
16. Web site: Acorns - Acorns. Discogs. 1989 . en. 2018-08-03.
17. Web site: Frontier Trust - The Highway Miles EP. Discogs. 1992 . en. 2018-08-03.
18. Web site: The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll - Simon Joyner Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
19. Web site: Heaven's Gate - Simon Joyner Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
20. Web site: Songs for the New Year - Simon Joyner Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
21. Web site: Yesterday Tomorrow and In Between - Simon Joyner Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
22. Web site: Simon Joyner - Here Come The Balloons / They Say Man Cannot Fly. Discogs. 10 April 2003 . en. 2018-08-03.
23. Web site: Beautiful Losers - Simon Joyner Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
24. Web site: Skeleton Blues - Simon Joyner Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
25. Web site: Out into the Snow - Simon Joyner Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
26. Web site: Step Into the Earthquake - Simon Joyner Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
27. Web site: Is the Actor Happy? - Vic Chesnutt Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
28. Web site: About to Choke - Vic Chesnutt Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
29. Web site: The Salesman and Bernadette - Vic Chesnutt Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
30. Web site: Lambchop - Thriller / Hank. Discogs. 7 April 2006 . en. 2018-08-04.
31. Web site: Nixon - Lambchop Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-04.
32. Web site: Lambchop - Tour Box. Discogs. en. 2018-08-04.
33. Web site: Lambchop - Nixon / Up With People. Discogs. December 2000 . en. 2018-08-04.
34. Web site: Lambchop - Is A Woman. Discogs. en. 2018-08-04.
35. Web site: Lambchop - Tour Box. Discogs. en. 2018-08-04.
36. Web site: Lambchop - Tour Box. Discogs. en. 2018-08-04.
37. Web site: Aw C'mon - Lambchop Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-04.
38. Web site: No, You C'mon - Lambchop Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-04.
39. Web site: Lambchop - Tour Box. Discogs. en. 2018-08-04.
40. Web site: The Decline of Country & Western Civilization, Pt. 2: The Woodwind Years - Lambchop Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-04.
41. Web site: Damaged - Lambchop Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-04.
42. Web site: Lambchop - No Such Silence - Live At The AB In Brussels. Discogs. en. 2018-08-04.
43. Web site: OH (Ohio) - Lambchop Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-04.
44. Web site: Lambchop - Live At XX Merge. Discogs. 9 September 2014 . en. 2018-08-04.
45. Web site: Empire State - Empire State Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
46. Web site: melodic : melo 003 - Empire State, Why Climb The Highest Mountain. melodic.co.uk. 2018-08-03.
47. Web site: Eternal Combustion - Empire State Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
48. Web site: Lua - Bright Eyes Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
49. Web site: I'm Wide Awake It's Morning - Bright Eyes Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
50. Web site: Motion Sickness - Bright Eyes Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
51. Web site: The Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage Bonus Download Material. Discogs. 15 November 2011 . en. 2018-08-04.
52. Web site: The Deist's Pouch - Everybody Has A Pouch. Discogs. en. 2018-08-03.
53. Web site: A Celebratory Arm Gesture - Summer Hymns Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
54. Web site: Burn and Shiver - Azure Ray Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
55. Web site: Public Eyesore Records - Catalog - pit106. www.publiceyesore.com. 2018-08-03.
56. Web site: Wild Like Children - Tilly and the Wall Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
57. Web site: Ed Gray - The Late Gray Ed Great. Discogs. en. 2018-08-03.
58. Web site: Charlie Louvin [2007] - Charlie Louvin Credits AllMusic]. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
59. Web site: The Triple Escape, by Outlaw con Bandana. Outlaw con Bandana. 2018-08-03.
60. Web site: Forfeit/Fortune - Crooked Fingers Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
61. Web site: Miracles Of God - O' What A Wonderful Day. Discogs. October 2009 . en. 2018-08-03.
62. Web site: Behold the Spirit - William Tyler Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-08-03.
63. Web site: Phoning It In ::: The Bruces. www.phoningitin.net. 2018-08-03.