Beach Slang

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Beach Slang
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Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres
Years active2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Labels
Past members
  • James Alex
  • Aurore Ounjian
  • Scott Schoenbeck
  • Gee Lima
  • Spencer Dorsey
  • Dan Metzker
  • JP Flexner
  • Ruben Gallego
  • Ed McNulty
  • Cully Symington
Website beachslang.com

Beach Slang was an American rock band from Philadelphia formed in May 2013. The band underwent several line-up changes, with lead vocalist/guitarist James Alex serving as the band's leader, figurehead, chief songwriter and sole original member.

Contents

History

Early years and The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us (2013–2015)

Beach Slang formed in June 2013. In June 2014, they played their first live shows and released a 7-inch EP titled Who Would Ever Want Anything So Broken? via Dead Broke Records. [1] [2] They followed that release in October 2014 with their second extended play titled Cheap Thrills on a Dead End Street via Tiny Engines. [3] [4] [5]

Beach Slang started out with a string of live, lead guitarists; Spencer Dorsey of the band No Summer and Dan Metzker of the band The Danger O's. In February 2015, Beach Slang released a split along with five other bands titled Strength in Weakness via Lame-O Records. [6]

Shortly before the recording of the band's first full-length LP, the band added Ruben Gallego as its permanent lead guitarist. Their debut full-length album, The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us , was released on October 30, 2015. [7]

A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings and line-up changes (2016–2018)

In April 2016, Beach Slang apparently broke up on stage at a show in Salt Lake City. James told the crowd it was their last show and asked the venue to refund the audience's ticket money. [8] Ruben slammed his guitar down and walked off stage during the incident. [9] Just over a month later, drummer JP Flexner was kicked out of the band after being blamed for causing James' on-stage meltdown [10] in Salt Lake City. [11] Recorded with Flexner, prior to his departure, the band released its second studio album, A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings , in September 2016.

In October 2016, the band parted ways with guitarist Ruben Gallego. [12] That December, the band officially replaced Flexner and Gallego with two new members: former Mean Creek guitarist Aurore Ounjian and former Afghan Whigs and Cursive drummer Cully Symington. [13]

Alex began his side project Quiet Slang as a way to reinterpret some Beach Slang material and to create new music of a different 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 Matters But No One Is Listening and The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City (2018–2020)

A full Quiet Slang album, Everything Matters But No One Is Listening, was released in May 2018, and Alex went on a supporting tour. [14] He described his inspiration for the project succinctly in an interview: "If Beach Slang is me fawning over The Replacements, Quiet Slang is me head-over-heels for Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields). And, really, that's all it is. I mean, the first time I heard a Magnetic Fields record, I was completely knocked out. I wanted to deconstruct it, to figure it out. All of a sudden, I felt like rock ‘n’ roll could be tender, but still mean it just as much". [14]

On October 14, 2019, the band announced their third studio album, The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City. Its lead single, "Bam Rang Rang," was released the same day. [16] The album was released on January 10, 2020.

Emotional abuse allegations and split (2021)

On January 5, 2021, James Alex was accused of emotional abuse by the band's former manager and tour manager, Charlie Lowe. The band's social media pages went offline the following day. [17]

On January 12, 2021, a statement was published on the band's Instagram account, stating that James Alex's behaviour was a result of "severe mental health issues" and that the band had split up. It also states that he is currently "an inpatient facility after attempting to take his life". [18]

Previous bands

The members of Beach Slang all participated in various bands and projects in their time as musicians.

Band members

Final lineup
Former members
Timeline
Beach Slang

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Compilations

Compilation appearances

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