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About Me

Alex Woodrow was an English singer-songwriter who was based in Toronto. He wrote songs on the piano. He died on April 1st 2011 in Toronto from a suspected drug overdose. He was 27 years old.
These are the only things you really need to know about him. Anything else, please feel free to make up.
MyGen Smashing Porcelina

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/6/2006
Band Members: Alex Woodrow,
Influences: Red House Painters
Sun Kil Moon
Mark Kozelek
Ryan Adams
Josh Rouse
Laura Veirs
American Music Club
The Cure
Belle and Sebastian
The Smiths
Low
Adem
Cat Power
Bright Eyes
Regina Spektor
The Shins
Mew
Efterklang
Radiohead
Iron and Wine
Idaho
Tom McRae
Lots of strange, minimal electronica
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Lost In Translation
The Films of Gus Van Sant
Being on the beach with someone wonderful

Sounds Like: Whatever you'd like it to sound like.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

thoughts for May 2008

so another month begins...my show last night went rather well... it feels like it's been ages since i've walked off stage thinking to myself "man, i played pretty well today, not too much i would chan...
Posted by Alex Woodrow on Thu, 01 May 2008 02:38:00 PST

My songs (march 2008)

Here's a brief run down on the songs up on my player at the moment... Back Home - The song is an ode to staying true to yourself and not changing to meet the needs of others,...
Posted by Alex Woodrow on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:42:00 PST

Woodrow goes international

hey y'all... just gonna give you a bit of an update on the world of Alex Woodrow... Firstly, the big news... on the 12th October, I'm taking my piano and other necessities to Toronto, where I'll be li...
Posted by Alex Woodrow on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:41:00 PST