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alexander mckenzie & the underpaid

About Me

debut album 'ribcage versus unguided missile' out now! click to order:
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Alexander McKenzie is a singer, a songwriter, a cynic. If you’re looking for cheery songs about rainbows and lollipops, then you’ve come to the wrong place. She’s not bitter, but she has been bitterly disappointed by her fellow man on several occasions. So she wrote songs about them. She’s also been heartbreakingly uplifted and inspired by a number of people over the last 29 years. She chooses to enjoy these moments rather than write about them, with a few choice exceptions. Melancholy thrives in her throat; pathos steers her hands over the keys. Humour anchors her to the surface of the earth, and fear keeps her from living the things she writes about. Her grandma wants her to get married and move back home to Canada, but Alexander has other plans. Her mission: to uncover the secret of true melancholic happiness together with her band, the Underpaid. Being the cynic that she is, she knows she’ll never find it, but it’s a pretty damn good reason to get up in the morning.

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Member Since: 18/08/2007
Band Website: www.alexandermckenzie.com
Band Members: lori mckenzie. the underpaid: evert aalten, ingmar spaaij, nicky hustinx, merijn van de wijdeven. behind the scenes: inger hansen, sandor kem, jan pohl, jan derks, aram raken. mixed by: mathijn den duijf. mastered by: alex geurink
Influences: nathan, the be good tanyas, feist, thomas dybdahl, fiona apple, regina spektor, radiohead, neil young, paula cole, ani difranco, jeff buckley, joni mitchell, ryan adams, fleetwood mac, ane brun, ray lamontagne, jennifer terran, ming's pretty heroes, the weakerthans, catherine feeny....
Sounds Like: a cold rain shower on a sunny day; an anvil landing on your chest; a thousand balloons bursting in your face; a pickup truck running over your leg......
Record Label: munich records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

munich records

we've signed a record deal with munich records! very cool. they are one of the longest-running independents in Holland, and are good people. they are now responsible for the distribution and promotion...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:42:00 GMT

album!

hey people, we're halfway through the mixing process for the album, and things are going great. 3 mixed songs uploaded for your listening pleasure. album release has been planned for june 16th in wate...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:27:00 GMT