Alex Scally Explained

Alex Scally
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Birth Date:15 July 1982
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Years Active:2004–present
Current Member Of:Beach House

Alex Kristian Scally[1] (born July 15, 1982)[2] is an American multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is known as the co-writer, guitarist and backing vocalist of the dream pop band Beach House, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums.

Early life

Scally was born July 15, 1982[2] in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was raised.[3] He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 2000, and from Oberlin College in 2004, where he studied geology and ran NCAA Division III cross-country.[4] Upon graduation, he returned to Baltimore to work as a carpenter alongside his father.[5] [6]

Career

See main article: Beach House. In 2004, Scally founded Beach House with Victoria Legrand in Baltimore. The two had decided to base their project in Baltimore as it was "a place where people can make music intensely, because you don't have to make much [money] to live [there]."[7] Recalling the formation of the band, Scally said: "We were both just kind of knocking around Baltimore right in our early 20s, and met doing a different musical project, and then [Beach House] kind of grew out of it."[8]

Regarding their early shows, Scally noted: "I'm really glad nobody came to our shows at the start, because we had no idea what we were doing."[9] As of 2022, the group has released a total of eight studio albums.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BMI Songview. BMI Repertoire search for Scally, Alex. live. December 3, 2021. https://archive.today/20211203054005/https://repertoire.bmi.com/Main/Disclaimer?redirect=%252fSearch%252fCatalog%253fNum%253dGqetNqwMZGGGmH0oxjtatw%2525253d%2525253d%2526Cae%253d%2525252f4%2525252fkr3HCx0eh73WtiT2pcg%2525253d%2525253d%2526Search%253d%25257B%252522Main_Search_Text%252522%25253A%252522Alex%252520Kristian%252520Scally%252522%25252C%252522Sub_Search_Text%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Main_Search%252522%25253A%252522Writer%25252FComposer%252522%25252C%252522Sub_Search%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Search_Type%252522%25253A%252522all%252522%25252C%252522View_Count%252522%25253A20%25252C%252522Page_Number%252522%25253A0%25252C%252522Part_Type%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Part_Id%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Part_Id_Sub%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Part_Name%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Part_Cae%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Original_Search%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522DisclaimerViewed%252522%25253Anull%25257D%2526PartType%253dWriterList%2526ResetPageNumber%253dTrue%2526PartIdSub%253dYO0HedHMatLb45JzS23DVw%2525253d%2525253d.
  2. Web site: United States Public Records, 1970-2009 database. Alex Scally, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. FamilySearch Indexing. live. https://archive.today/20211109213614/https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJP8-49ZH. November 9, 2021.
  3. Web site: Beach House: About. Carpark Records. live. https://archive.today/20211203051126/http://carparkrecords.com/press/beach-house-2/. December 3, 2021.
  4. News: Mapes . Jillian . All the Feels: Beach House's Intangible Truth . March 29, 2021 . Pitchfork . July 30, 2015.
  5. Web site: beach house interview alex scally victoria legrand car park carpark baltimore dream-pop tension sexual devotion quotes bella union papercuts dan deacon lyrics music explains year old love dream pop sleep sleepy mazzy star nico. December 29, 2015. May 14, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130514065603/http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/beachhouse.htm. dead.
  6. Web site: Classmates in Maryland: 109.
  7. Web site: Interview: Alex Scally of Beach House . . . December 29, 2015 . May 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514065603/http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/beachhouse.htm . dead .
  8. Web site: Beach House: Dream Pop From Baltimore . . . August 6, 2015 . December 29, 2015.
  9. Web site: Alex Scally of dream-pop duo Beach House - interview . . October 18, 2012 . December 29, 2015.

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