Alex Scally

American musical artist (born 1982)

Dream pop
indie rock

Instrument(s)

Vocals
guitar
keyboards
bass
drum machine

Years active2004–presentLabels

Bella Union
Sub Pop
Carpark
Arts & Crafts México

Member ofBeach House

Musical artist

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 duo 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

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.

Discography

References

^ "BMI Repertoire search for Scally, Alex". BMI Songview. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Alex Scally, Baltimore, Maryland, United States". United States Public Records, 1970-2009 database. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021 – via FamilySearch Indexing.
^ "Beach House: About". Carpark Records. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021.
^ Mapes, Jillian (July 30, 2015). "All the Feels: Beach House's Intangible Truth". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
^ "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". Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^ "Classmates in Maryland: 109".
^ "Interview: Alex Scally of Beach House". About. IAC. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^ "Beach House: Dream Pop From Baltimore". WBUR-FM. NPR. August 6, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^ "Alex Scally of dream-pop duo Beach House - interview". The List. October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2015.