Alec K. Redfearn / The Eyesores
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- Profile
- Alec K. Redfearn is a composer, accordionist, songwriter, improviser, videographer, video editor, audio engineer, and performance artist who grew up listening to classic rock, progressive rock, hardcore punk, and metal. After a number of years leading Amoebic Ensemble, he founded Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores, combining the influences such as folk, cabaret, and jazz with a melancholy atmosphere invoked by his bleak lyrics and songs based on country and rock music.
- Website
- http://www.aleckredfearn.com
- Related articles (7)
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- Review: Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores - The Opposite (Peter Thelen 2018-10-27)
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Feature: Decades of Amazing —
A Look at Cuneiform Records (Jon Davis, Peter Thelen, Pam Thompson, Mike Borella 2018-02-08) - Recommendation: Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores are so cheerful (Jon Davis 2015-06-15)
- Review: Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores - Sister Death (Jon Davis 2013-05-15)
- Review: Alec K Redfearn and the Eyesores - The Blind Spot (Pam Thompson 2008-01-01)
- Review: Fern Knight - Music for Witches and Alchemists (Cesar Montesano 2007-03-01)
- Review: Fern Knight - Blithewold (Cesar Montesano 2006-05-01)
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