Alex Scally
{{Short description|American musical artist (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Alex Scally
| image = Beach House at House of Blues San Diego on July 1 2012 5.jpg
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| caption = Scally performing in 2012
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|15}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Dream pop | indie rock }}
| occupation =
| instrument = {{hlist| Vocals| guitar | keyboards | bass | drum machine }}
| years_active = 2004–present
| label = {{hlist|Bella Union | Sub Pop | Carpark | Arts & Crafts México }}
| current_member_of = Beach House
}}
Alex Kristian Scally{{cite web|work=BMI Songview|url=https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Catalog?num=GqetNqwMZGGGmH0oxjtatw%253d%253d&cae=%252f4%252fkr3HCx0eh73WtiT2pcg%253d%253d&partType=WriterList&search=%7B%22Main_Search_Text%22%3A%22Alex%20Kristian%20Scally%22%2C%22Sub_Search_Text%22%3Anull%2C%22Main_Search%22%3A%22Writer%2FComposer%22%2C%22Sub_Search%22%3Anull%2C%22Search_Type%22%3A%22all%22%2C%22View_Count%22%3A20%2C%22Page_Number%22%3A0%2C%22Part_Type%22%3Anull%2C%22Part_Id%22%3Anull%2C%22Part_Id_Sub%22%3Anull%2C%22Part_Name%22%3Anull%2C%22Part_Cae%22%3Anull%2C%22Original_Search%22%3Anull%2C%22DisclaimerViewed%22%3Anull%7D&resetPageNumber=True&partIdSub=YO0HedHMatLb45JzS23DVw%253d%253d|title=BMI Repertoire search for Scally, Alex|url-status=live|archive-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=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}} (born July 15, 1982){{cite web|publisher=United States Public Records, 1970-2009 database|title=Alex Scally, Baltimore, Maryland, United States|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJP8-49ZH|via=FamilySearch Indexing|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211109213614/https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJP8-49ZH|archive-date=November 9, 2021}} {{closed access}} 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 in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was raised.{{cite web|url=http://carparkrecords.com/press/beach-house-2/|work=Carpark Records|title=Beach House: About|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211203051126/http://carparkrecords.com/press/beach-house-2/|archive-date=December 3, 2021}} He is of Irish Catholic heritage.{{Cite web |last=Potton |first=Ed |date=2012-05-12 |title=Beach House: Baltimore's cool kids |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/beach-house-baltimores-cool-kids-rm3293ghdqn |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=The Times}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Mapes |first1=Jillian |title=All the Feels: Beach House's Intangible Truth |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/profile/9694-all-the-feels-beach-houses-intangible-truth/ |access-date=March 29, 2021 |work=Pitchfork |date=July 30, 2015}} Upon graduation, he returned to Baltimore to work as a carpenter alongside his father.{{cite web|url=http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/beachhouse.htm|title=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|publisher=|access-date=December 29, 2015|archive-date=May 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514065603/http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/beachhouse.htm|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.classcreator.com/Baltimore-MD-Balto-Polytechnic-Inst-Sr-2000/class_classmates.cfm?state_id=21|title = Classmates in Maryland: 109}}
Career
{{Main|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]."{{cite web |url=http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/beachhouse.htm |title=Interview: Alex Scally of Beach House |work=About |publisher=IAC |date= |accessdate=December 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514065603/http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/beachhouse.htm |url-status=dead }} 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."{{cite web|url=http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/08/06/beach-house-band-baltimore|title=Beach House: Dream Pop From Baltimore |work=WBUR-FM |publisher=NPR |date=August 6, 2015 |accessdate=December 29, 2015}}
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."{{cite web|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/46084-alex-scally-of-dream-pop-duo-beach-house-interview/|title=Alex Scally of dream-pop duo Beach House - interview |work=The List |date=October 18, 2012 |accessdate=December 29, 2015}} As of 2022, the group has released a total of eight studio albums.
Discography
{{main|Beach House#Discography}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.beachhousebaltimore.com/ Beach House official website]
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