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Arthur Lewis

These are the days when the world begins to change

About Me

My first solo EP, If We Were, is being released on September 16th through Rock Slinger Incorporated. I keep a blog about the process of writing and recording at arthurthefourth.com . I sometimes post little morsels there as well.

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Music:

Member Since: 10/7/2005
Band Website: arthurthefourth.com
Band Members:
Influences: Prince, Steely Dan, Radiohead, D'Angelo, The Beatles,Kurt Elling, Pearl Jam, Bill Evans, Stevie Wonder, Jeff Buckley, Martin Sexton, Rufus Wainwright, Jobim, Joni Mitchell, Charlie Parker, Donny Hathaway, Kirk Franklin, David Bowie, Squarepusher, Jill Scott, Keith Jarrett, Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Sigur Ros, Wayne Shorter, Michael Jackson, Queen, Outkast, Earth Wind & Fire, George Michael, Take 6, Neil Gaiman, Smashing Pumpkins, Death Cab for Cutie, Guns 'N' Roses, Björk, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Portishead, Kanye West, Brad Mehldau
Sounds Like: "If Radiohead grew up listening to funk instead of emo." "Word-painting mumble-bop." "Just as interesting as Jamie Lidell." "The harmonies are kablamkas." "My mom would like it..and so would my little cousins." "Deliciousness." "Why you so good? Dag."

Green kids growing up.
Record Label: Rock Slinger Incorporated - www.rxlngr.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Still Blogging

Hey folks, sorry I haven't been keeping this up. I've been blogging about my music and everything else over at arthurthefourth.com. If there's anyone out there reading this, is it worth it to post i...
Posted by Arthur Lewis on Wed, 21 May 2008 07:21:00 PST

Repost: "lights out !" : an open letter to the record industry...

[From the electronic mayhem of Jack Davey]this is intended for all of you lowly puppets who sit in your big offices in big buildings that will soon be out of business & thus, forced to hold vacant mem...
Posted by Arthur Lewis on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:38:00 PST

Day 25

Worked on Far Side again this evening. It's hard to tell what's right and what's wrong, what's beautiful and what's just too much. Time for bed.
Posted by Arthur Lewis on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:35:00 PST

Day 24

If you have it, put on Stevie Wonder's I Believe When I Fall In Love and listen to the piano going into the chorus right at 1:13. If not, you'll just have to read this entry instead.----On the subject...
Posted by Arthur Lewis on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:53:00 PST

Hello World!

Well, we had our first show on Monday night as part of the 8-Track! Thanks to everyone who came out. We all had a great time, and people really liked the new vibe. I can't wait to get up there with...
Posted by Arthur Lewis on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:53:00 PST

Day 21

More work tonight on Far Side. I redid one of the verses and made it sort of stark. I tried some reversed harmonies, but immediately it sounded like I was trying to do Radiohead. The song is Thom Yo...
Posted by Arthur Lewis on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:34:00 PST

Days 19 & 20

I've been working for the last two days on "The Far Side of Town." It's so nebulous right now. I'm not even sure if that's what the song is called. It started life, as many of my songs do, as just ...
Posted by Arthur Lewis on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 09:51:00 PST

Big News

So another evening of not getting down to work on the album. But I had a good reason, really! I swear!Arthur and the Geniuses found a drummer tonight. He's funky as hell and really gets what we've b...
Posted by Arthur Lewis on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 09:37:00 PST

Day 17

Lovely rehearsal tonight for our mini-gig on Monday. Come on out; it'll be great.After: spent a while tweaking sloppy timing in In The Days. Spent another while pondering whether the sloppiness I'd ...
Posted by Arthur Lewis on Thu, 31 May 2007 09:18:00 PST

Day 16

So, after a long day of work, then a visit to the doctor about the soft-wrapped marble that my throat has turned into, and an attempt to make dinner without falling asleep, I tried to get down to work...
Posted by Arthur Lewis on Wed, 30 May 2007 10:04:00 PST