Posts Tagged ‘Spencer Albee’

SPENCER ALBEE – ” So Long “

Posted: March 6, 2015 in MUSIC
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Spencer Albee is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer. An American musician, singer and songwriter from Portland, Maine. Albee has been a major figure in the Portland music scene for over two decades and is locally renowned for his songwriting and musical abilities.His efforts with Rustic Overtones, As Fast As, and as a solo artist have seen him through four record contracts and two publishing deals. He has worked alongside industry legends such as David Bowie, producers Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T-Rex), David Leonard (Prince, Paul McCartney), and Matt Wallace (Faith No More, Maroon 5). All in all, Spencer is a man of many hats and an all-around good guy to know. His new body of work is an impressive departure from his past and he’s very much looking forward to the upcoming release of his EP in November and LP on New Year’s Eve.

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SPENCER ALBEE – ” One 2 Three “

Posted: February 16, 2015 in MUSIC
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There’s no shame in being a Fab Four disciple — Electric Light Orchestra, Oasis and Squeeze made careers of it — and Spencer Albee is a 21st century master in the lost art of Beatlesesque hooks. Albee, the king of Portland, Maine’s secretly vibrant music scene (who puts on an annual Beatles tribute show every Thanksgiving), channeled a rough personal period (a breakup, an eviction) into an emotional set of stacked, wall-of-sound harmonies and contagious, confessional hooks. Spencer Albee played all of the instruments himself, constructing keyboard-heavy soundscapes on songs like “One 2 Three” and the bouncy “I Don’t Know,” which sounds like psychedelic doo-wop. He often utilizes chimes and bells for a sound akin to Phil Spector’s sound, but the lyrics — bitter, tortured, accusatory — are anything but joyous.