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If you could imagine one artist that took the best of the 60's, 70's, late 80's and early 90's to create quirky, edgy pop sounds, you'd find yourself listening to Alex Arrowsmith. This insightful and often humorous singer/songwriter is making music that emphasizes an 'anything goes' attitude not often found in the more recent music scene.
Currently residing in Portland, Oregon, Alex's music is an eclectic blend of the best from the past several decades, incorporating his unique and unabashed sense of humor into his lyrics. His sound is engaging, yet funky, hook heavy, but certainly edgy. With inspiration spanning from Pink Floyd to U2 to Weezer, Alex's unusual musical perspective offers listeners much more than a catchy beat, but rather a journey through modern life, esoteric philosophies and political/social satires. His unconventional lyrics and vocals keep listeners on their toes, awaiting what musical tricks he has up his sleeve.
Having studied radio broadcasting, Alex has self-produced and engineered eight of his ten CD releases. His most recent Applewine (2006) and Missing Briefcase (2008) were professionally manufactured but still self-released.
With his fresh sound, Alex has garnered great success, having had his songs air on several radio stations, on specialty programs and television shows including PBS' Kids' DragonflyTV in 2006 and NBC's Today Show in 2007. Alex has also received internet celebrity status with his political satire video "Bomb Iran" on YouTube, which has earned over 140,000 hits and was briefly featured on CNN.
When asked what sets him a part, Alex says, "I take pride in not being 'cool' because it makes me stand out in a scene full of hipsters and flavors of the week." The singer/songwriter hopes his music will continue to book television and film placements, earning him a consistent following.
You can also contact Alex by email: alex[at]alexarrowsmith[dot]com

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Member Since: 2/18/2005
Band Website: www.alexarrowsmith.com
Band Members: Alex Arrowsmith - vocal cords, guitar cables, synth cables, drum heads, bass strings.
Influences: The 60s, the 70s, late 80s alternative, the early 90s, the 2010s, K Records, Al Gore
Sounds Like: They Might Be Giants, Ween, The Cure, The Beatles, Elvis Costello, Tegan & Sara, Oasis, Mayhaw Hoons, REM, Beck
Record Label: Self-Released

My Blog

Press and reviews here!

MISSING BRIEFCASE (2008) The Willamette Week, 01/08 "Arrowsmith sometimes hints of Ben Folds or Fountains of Wayneemploying a smart sense of humor and lots of key-heavy pop hooks." Eartaste, 01/...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:02:00 GMT

April update

Public Domain Rainbow update: I haven't been recording much PDR stuff lately because 1) I've been busy with the Tiger House album and 2) I've been recording a new four-track album! It's tentatively ca...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:44:00 GMT

public domain rainbow! SNEAK PEAK!

i just uploaded six new mind-moisturizing songs from my new album public domain rainbow to my myspace profile. the album isn't coming out quite yet, but i thought i'd put a little "sneak peek" out the...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:52:00 GMT

the making of public domain rainbow, part 1

the first in a series, hopefully. you won't even have to beg!
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:45:00 GMT

are you aware of TIGER HOUSE??

TIGER HOUSE: a band born on jupiter, raised on mars, rocking on earth.i suppose that makes us sound like a space rock band or something. but no, space rock is so 1967/2000. and until 2000 nostalgia be...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:32:00 GMT

new video: painted over

I just made another musical motion picture for another song from my eventually forthcoming album, Public Domain Rainbow. It features a Led Zeppelin record, walruses, a cat and more green screen tomfoo...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:16:00 GMT

indiana jones and the temple of doom.

peoples! lovers! dudes! fiends! i just made a video for a new song called "indiana jones and the temple of doom." actually, it's an old song; it was co-written with mayhaw hoons from the shaky hands ...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:47:00 GMT

Bomb Iran on CNN

I was finally able to track down some video of when CNN featured a bit of "Bomb Iran" back in February. Apparently, they showed it again last weekend too. It was on a show called News To Me, whose exi...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:18:00 GMT

Jeff Gianolas Wikipedia Entry DELETED!

As the original author of Jeff Gianola's entry on internet encyclopedia Wikipedia as well as a lifelong Oregonian and Jeff Gianola fan, I am saddened to report that his entry into the hallowed annals ...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:11:00 GMT

more KINK airplay coming up!

KINK informed me that they will play one of the songs from my Aug 7 live in-studio session on September 2 and "The Zaps" (album version) on September 3. That's during the Local Music Spotlight at 9:15...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:16:00 GMT