Alex Arrowsmith

New singles! New band! Neu!

Alex — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:12:22 +0000

Okay, so I totally should have posted about these things by now. Big whoop. So since a picture says 100 words, I’ll just post the music and let you decide for your cats.

November’s and December’s digital 7″ singles:

I Can’t Play In The Sun 7" by Alex Arrowsmith

Ctrl+Z 7" by Alex Arrowsmith

And also! I’m in a band with Mayhaw Hoons, Colin Anderson and Mickey Rivers called Spookies. We played our first show last weekend and it amazed. Here is our current three-song demo:

Demos by Spookies

And my Top 5 Albums of 2011 list was published in the Portland Mercury! I do these lists for fun every year anyway so it’s rad to finally have it published in some substantial form.

More Spookies and more digital 7″s coming in 2012! It’s going to be a rad year, despite (or in spite of?) the Mayan calendar.

Pass It Off b/w Truth Serum

Alex — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:03:37 +0000

GUISE!! I have a new digital 7″ single out! It’s called “Pass It Off,” with a b-side (remember those?) of “Truth Serum.” It’s available for FREE on Bandcamp right now! The songs are fuzzy and warm, like a Cure burrito drizzed in New Order sauce. Go get it!!

Pass It Off 7" by Alex Arrowsmith

It’s all about yer heart.

Alex — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:20:23 +0000

Alright, so it’s been almost five months since I updated. Ooooops. In the meantime, I played lead guitar in a production of Jesus Christ Superstar (with fellow Drum Pug Ky Fifer starring as Judas), me and my Pugs played a couple shows and I’ve been writing and recording all sorts of terrible terrible music (only if you are Big Foot or The Yeti that is). Also, I have made Real Nights into a real boy so actual physical CDs will be available soon.

I have a few other projects in the works that I probably shouldn’t mention until they actually become worth mentioning. But yeah things, they happen.

Here are a few videos that can more or less sum up the past few months:

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More rad stuff coming soon! As always!

Real Nights is out!

Alex — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:41:22 +0000

Real Nights is now available for download and streaming on Band Camp! The download is pay-what-you-want (aka free) so you have no excuse for not getting your filthy paws on this record! Do it!

Real Nights SNEEK PREEVIEW #3

Alex — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:20:28 +0000

Real Nights by me and my Pugs (Mayhaw Hoons and Ky Fifer) is now 100% done, and we are working on all the various little release details and artwork and whatnot. I’m hoping to have the online-only release ready in May, with the physical CD release in June or July. Yesss. While all that happens, here is another SNEEK PREEVIEW! This song is called “I Don’t Mind If The Sun Shines.” (click link to dl)

Recording Real Nights, October 2010.

Real Nights SNEEK PREEVIEW #2

Alex — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:03:17 +0000

With the album 99% done at this point, it is time for another SNEEK PREEVIEW of Real Nights featuring my Pugs, Mayhaw Hoons and Ky Fifer. This song features not only Ky’s usual drumming and backing voxing, but also saxing! His horn is all over this track. It’s called “Draw Me Out“:

The full album will be out in May probably! I can’t wait. Y’all are gonna love it. EAT YOUR HEART OUT, THE BAND TOOL.

Turn the lights on Venus.

Alex — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:38:19 +0000

The Alex Arrowsmith and His Pugs album Real Nights is almost done, so I think the time is also ripe now for a SNEEK PREEVIEW. It’s called “Window Made Of Diamonds.” Download here or listen here:

Credits:

Alex Arrowsmith – vocals, guitar, keys
Mayhaw Hoons – bass, backing vocals
Ky Fifer – drums, backing vocals

And “Window Made Of Diamonds” live from the Banana Stand last summer:

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The album will be out so sooooooon!

Lemons, Limes and Quarks

Alex — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:32:06 +0000

I finished a new album! It’s different, though; it’s the long-time-coming instrumental ambient album and it’s called Quarks! It’s totally minimalist and definitely NOT pop music, so consider yourself warned. I am super proud of it though, as I’ve wanted to make an album like this for years. But it was only about a year ago that I decided to start on the path toward it in earnest by making lots of demos, figuring out the right synth sounds, arrangements, etc.

It feels pretty rad to put out an album totally different from what I normally do, and yet it is not some “side project,” it IS an “Alex Arrowsmith album.” I had always meant to be more genre-wandering, but I always just ended up making pop music. So now the spell is broken and you have an album that most people will think is boring and unnecessary! So freteth not, the REAL pop album (Real Nights) is coming out very soon!

You can download it and hear it for FREE at Band Camp or get a direct mp3 download here.

Unnecessary acoustic videos!

Alex — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:40:04 +0000

Why? Sounded fun!

“Wharfless“:

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“The Ghost Of Swan Island“:

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“Haffa Stache“:

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Q: What is not a pop album?

Alex — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:44:22 +0000

Progress reports: The Pugs album Real Nights is almost done. Ky only has a couple more songs to do and then it’s mostly just down to mixing! I don’t know what is happening as far as an actual CD release, but it will most likely be available online first in any case.

I’ve also started working on an ambient album, in the style of dudes like Brian Eno and Steve Roach. I’ve always liked that stuff, and it’s so fun to make because it’s the exact opposite of a pop album—no melody, no real rhythm, completely impressionistic. I’ve never really made a serious attempt at making anything to actually release though, so I’m doing LOTS of demos and experiments to see what works and what doesn’t. That album won’t take long to make though. I sense it’ll be out before summer.

Now for the fun stuff:

A clip from the UK TV show Skins featuring “Wharfless“:

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“Wharfless” in its entirety, to make searching for and hearing the song easier than having to listen to samples on online stores:

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And finally, “Space Elevator” live from last week’s solo show at the White Eagle. Video taken by Ken Scott Euker!