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Alexakis was born in Los Angeles, the youngest of five children. [1] When Art was five years old his father left the family, [1] and financial difficulties forced his mother to relocate the family to the Mar Vista Gardens housing project in California, located on the west side of Los Angeles in Del Rey.
Everclear is an American rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1991. [3] The band was formed by Art Alexakis, the band's lead songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist, and for most of the band's height of popularity, consisted of Craig Montoya on bass guitar and Greg Eklund on drums.
The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave Sun Songs four out of five stars, with reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine writing that Alexakis draws on his previous musical strength with Everclear but goes in a different direction that is more "bittersweet" without being "reflexively nostalgic" and that the artist "seems intent on not recycling his old ideas".
Art Alexakis’ Three Flavors of Songwriting You know, that and “I Will Buy You a New Life” are both more autobiographical songs. But to be honest with you, before that, the singles hadn’t ...
As with that 2023 live album, Alexakis will toss in amusing banter, drawing from the wisdom he's accrued as both a parent, and 30-year veteran of the road. "I always talk a lot of smack between songs.
The music video, directed by Alexakis, [2] follows two children's stories interlaced with the band singing. The children are shown happy initially but as time passes their parents fight and eventually break up. At school the kids act normal, mirroring the song.
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Sparkle and Fade is the second album by Everclear, released in 1995. [13] It was their first album to be released exclusively on Capitol Records; their previous effort, World of Noise, was re-released on Capitol after its introduction through the Portland, Oregon based label, Tim/Kerr Records.