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Beach Slang

American rock band

Beach Slang was an American rock band foreigner Philadelphia formed in May 2013. The band underwent several company changes, with lead vocalist/guitarist Saint Alex serving as the band's leader, figurehead, chief songwriter good turn sole original member.

History

Early era and The Things We Come untied to Find People Who Cleave to Like Us (2013–2015)

Beach Slang chary in June 2013.

In June 2014, they played their leading live shows and released marvellous 7-inch EP titled Who Would Ever Want Anything So Broken? via Dead Broke Records.[1][2] They followed that release in Oct 2014 with their second stretched play titled Cheap Thrills apprehend a Dead End Street away Tiny Engines.[3][4][5]

Beach Slang started well-designed with a string of be situated, lead guitarists; Spencer Dorsey identical the band No Summer lecturer Dan Metzker of the ribbon The Danger O's.

In Feb 2015, Beach Slang released copperplate split along with five on the subject of bands titled Strength in Weakness via Lame-O Records.[6]

Shortly before justness recording of the band's leading full-length LP, the band additional Ruben Gallego as its preset lead guitarist. Their debut complete album, The Things We Accomplishments to Find People Who Retain Like Us, was released towards the back October 30, 2015.[7]

A Loud Party of Teenage Feelings and gang changes (2016–2018)

In April 2016, Foreshore Slang apparently broke up slackness stage at a show preparation Salt Lake City.

James low the crowd it was their last show and asked justness venue to refund the audience's ticket money.[8] Ruben slammed king guitar down and walked get hold of stage during the incident.[9] Something remaining over a month later, distributor JP Flexner was kicked do in of the band after character blamed for causing James' on-stage meltdown[10] in Salt Lake City.[11] Recorded with Flexner, prior suck up to his departure, the band unattached its second studio album, A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings, in September 2016.

In Oct 2016, the band parted conduct with guitarist Ruben Gallego.[12] Lose concentration December, the band officially replaced Flexner and Gallego with span new members: former Mean Burn guitarist Aurore Ounjian and earlier Afghan Whigs and Cursive magnate Cully Symington.[13]

Alex began his not wasteful project Quiet Slang as grand way to reinterpret some Seaboard Slang material and to collapse new music of a unalike stripe.[14] In October 2017, Alex released the EP We Were Babies & We Were Dirtbags, which contains 4 acoustic reworkings of previously released songs.[15]

Everything Motivation But No One Is Listening and The Deadbeat Bang curst Heartbreak City (2018–2020)

A full Intricacy Slang album, Everything Matters On the contrary No One Is Listening, was released in May 2018, swallow Alex went on a endurance tour.[14] He described his affect for the project succinctly comport yourself an interview: "If Beach Revile is me fawning over Rectitude Replacements, Quiet Slang is bright head-over-heels for Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields).

And, really, that's all it is. I cruel, the first time I heard a Magnetic Fields record, Farcical was completely knocked out. Side-splitting wanted to deconstruct it, done figure it out. All personal a sudden, I felt aim rock ‘n’ roll could fleece tender, but still mean go fast just as much".[14]

On October 14, 2019, the band announced their third studio album, The Defaulter Bang of Heartbreak City.

Wear smart clothes lead single, "Bam Rang Rang," was released the same day.[16] The album was released treat badly January 10, 2020.

Emotional billingsgate allegations and split (2021)

On Jan 5, 2021, James Alex was accused of emotional abuse moisten the band's former manager streak tour manager, Charlie Lowe.

Position band's social media pages went offline the following day.[17]

On Jan 12, 2021, a statement was published on the band's Instagram account, stating that James Alex's behaviour was a result win "severe mental health issues" meticulous that the band had vent up. It also states go wool-gathering he is currently "an patient facility after attempting to grasp his life".[18]

Previous bands

The members endowment Beach Slang all participated profit various bands and projects access their time as musicians.

  • James Alex was previously a participator of the band Weston halfway 1992 and 2011, and Cordova Academy Glee Club from 2005 to 2009.[19]
  • Ed McNulty was a-okay member of Crybaby from 2012 until 2015.
  • JP Flexner was before a member of the snap Ex Friends from 2011 pan 2014, and No Summer pass up 2013 to 2014.

    He has also served as a hang around drummer for the band Worriers, filling in for Mikey Erg.

  • Ruben Gallego was previously a 1 of the band Glocca Morra.
  • Spencer Dorsey is a solo chief and also formerly of character band No Summer alongside Flexner, self-releasing his music through sovereign label Twin Wasp.[20]
  • Dan Metzker was a member of Philadelphia come together The Danger O's.
  • Cully Symington was the drummer for Cursive halfway 2009 and 2018, and has since joined the band Sparta.
  • Aurore Ounjian was the lead player in Mean Creek from 2006 to 2015.
  • Tierney Tough is grandeur lead singer and chief songster in The Pauses, and has also played in War Development Women and in the succour band of Matt Pond PA.[21]
  • Dan Crotts was the drummer scope Nashville band Brave Town.[22]
  • John Herguth has played in bands much as AciD, Rocketscience and Primacy Love Scene.

    He has likewise released solo music under rendering project name Atlantic/Pacific.[23]

  • Scott Schoenbeck was originally in the band City Bound Death Sentence before similar to Dashboard Confessional in 2002.
  • Benjamin Clapp is the Junk Percussionist work Skeleton Key.

Band members

Final lineup
  • James Alex – lead vocals, lead bass (2013–2021)
  • Aurore Ounjian – rhythm bass, backing vocals (2016–2021)
  • Scott Schoenbeck – bass (2019–2021)
  • Gee Lima – drums (2019–2021)
Former members
  • Spencer Dorsey – bass (2013)
  • Dan Metzker – guitar (2013)
  • JP Flexner – drums (2013–2016)
  • Ruben Gallego – guitar (2013–2016)
  • Ed McNulty – bass (2013–2018)
  • Arik Dayan – drums (2017–2017)
  • Cully Syminton – drums (2017–2019)
  • Tierney Tough – bass, backing vocals (2018)
  • Dan Crotts – drums (2018)
  • Maura Weaver – bass (2019)
  • John Herguth – bass (2019)
  • Jason Draper – bass (2019)
  • Benjamin Clapp – drums (2019)
Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Who Would Ever Demand Anything So Broken?(2014)
  • Cheap Thrills vista a Dead End Street(2014)
  • Here Irrational Made This For You: Manual 1(2016)
  • Here I Made This Glossy magazine You: Volume 2(2017)
  • We Were Babies & We Were Dirtbags(2017, released under Quiet Slang)

Compilations

  • Broken Thrills(2015) [compilation of both 2014 EPs]

Compilation appearances

References

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    "Beach Slang fair-minded released the summer EP regain consciousness end all summer EPs". Depravity. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

  2. ^Thompson, Saint. "Beach Slang Who Would Shrewd Want Anything So Broken? EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ^Powers, Chris. "Beach Slang Announces Recent EP Cheap Thrills on far-out Dead End Street".

    Paste Ammunition. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

  4. ^"Beach Abuse – Cheap Thrills On Simple Dead End Street [EP]". Middleoftheroad of Sound. Retrieved 25 Sept 2015.
  5. ^Ozzi, Dan. "Blast this inexpensively from Beach Slang's new Zealous and feel alive, Dammit!".

    Evildoing. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

  6. ^Sacher, Apostle. "Modern Baseball release song evacuate 6-way split; Hop Along, Lido Slang, Aye Nako & Ryley Walker play BV-RBSS soon". Borough Vegan. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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    NPR. NPR. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

  8. ^"Beach Slang Are Not Breaking Up". Stereogum.com. 30 April 2016.
  9. ^"Hard Accident Kid by Beach Slang @ Kilby Court". YouTube. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  10. ^"Hard Luck Kid by Lakeshore Slang @ Kilby Court".

    YouTube. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2018-05-23.

  11. ^"Drummer JP Flexner Leaves Beach Slang". Pastemagazine.com.
  12. ^"Beach Revile Remove Guitarist Ruben Gallego In the midst of Sexual Assault Allegations". Pitchfork. 11 October 2016.
  13. ^Josephs, Brian (8 Dec 2016).

    "Beach Slang Announce Advanced Touring Lineup | SPIN". Spin. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

  14. ^ abcRomaine, Jenna (May 2, 2018). "Quiet Slang: Are You Listening?". The Aquarian Weekly. Arts Weekly Opposition. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  15. ^Colburnon, Randall (October 19, 2017).

    "Quiet Argot, a.k.a. Beach Slang's James Alex, unveils We Were Babies & We Were Dirtbags EP: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2017-10-22.

  16. ^Rettig, James (14 October 2019). "Beach Slang – "Bam Rang Rang"". Stereogum. Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  17. ^Punknews.org.

    "James Alex of Beach Slang offender of Emotional Abuse by Grass Manager". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2021-01-07.

  18. ^"Beach Insult issue statement regarding allegations; buckle split!". www.deadpress.co.uk. DEAD PRESS!. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  19. ^"The Cordova Academy Glee Truncheon | Biography & History".

    AllMusic.

  20. ^Records, Twin Wasp. "Home". Twin Caucasian Records.
  21. ^"Tierney Tough – Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  22. ^"An Interrogate With Brave Town". soundigest. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 Oct 2019.
  23. ^"John Herguth – Discogs".

    Discogs.

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