Alex Kristian Scally (born July 15, 1982) is an American multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is known as the co-writer, guitarist and backing vocalist of the dream pop duo Beach House, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums.

Early life

Scally was born July 15, 1982 in

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, Maryland, where he was raised. He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 2000, and from

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in 2004, where he studied geology and ran NCAA Division III cross-country. Upon graduation, he returned to Baltimore to work as a carpenter alongside his father.

Career

In 2004, Scally founded Beach House with Victoria Legrand in Baltimore. The two had decided to base their project in Baltimore as it was "a place where people can make music intensely, because you don’t have to make much oneyto live here" Recalling the formation of the band, Scally said: "We were both just kind of knocking around Baltimore right in our early 20s, and met doing a different musical project, and then

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kind of grew out of it." Regarding their early shows, Scally noted: "I'm really glad nobody came to our shows at the start, because we had no idea what we were doing." As of 2022, the group has released a total of eight studio albums.

Discography

References

External links

Beach House official website
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