| 词条 | Alexander Wolfe (musician) |
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}}{{Use British English|date=May 2011}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2011}}{{Infobox musical artist |name = Alexander Wolfe |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Alexander Gordon de Menthon |alias = Alexander Wolfe |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|24|df=yes}} |origin = Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK |occupation = Songwriter, singer, musician |years_active = 2009–present }} Alexander Wolfe is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Early lifeAlexander Wolfe (born 24 December 1981) is a musician and songwriter. Born Alexander Gordon de Menthon in Cambridge, he moved to Woolwich in South East London as a child. Upon leaving school Alexander formed his first band, 'Taxi', with Jamie Cullum, after a chance encounter in a guitar shop on London's Denmark St. The band enjoyed mild live success and toured with Paul Weller before finally imploding in the summer of 2002 due, partly, to Jamie's pending solo deal with Universal and partly due to musical differences. During this time Alexander's grandmother Betty died. He took her maiden name 'Wolfe' as his own and decided to pursue a solo career. Musical careerAlexander released his debut album Morning Brings a Flood in March 2010, his second album Skeletons in September 2012, and his third From The Shallows in October 2014. Since its release in March 2010 Morning Brings a Flood has garnered significant critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. The New York Post called it "the most beautiful album heard in years. Period"{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} as well as four-star reviews in Q magazine and Uncut which described the album as, "An object lesson in how to wring out every last drop of emotion".{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} The Sunday Times simply declared it, "A beautiful album".{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} 'Song For the Dead' was used as the opening and closing music for BBC 2 sitcom Whites starring Alan Davies. The album was released on Dharma Records in March 2010. It was preceded by the double A-side single 'Till Your Ship Comes In/Teabags In Ashtrays' which was released in November 2009. 'Song For The Dead' was released as a single in May 2010. The Breakdown EP was released in July 2010. SkeletonsAlexander's sophomore album Skeletons is a mainly acoustic collection recorded in the house he grew up in Woolwich, South East London. The album was preceded by two singles, a dark reworking of the Neil Young song 'Don't Let It Bring You Down' in April 2012 and the title track of the album Skeletons in July 2012. From The ShallowsHis third album 'From The Shallows', was released in October 2014. 'From The Shallows' features 2 guest vocals from singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin, the first on album highlight 'Still Life', and also on the penultimate acoustic ode to lost love 'Love Is All There Is'. Hudson Taylor (musician) also add their vocals to album closer 'Set Your Shadow Free' The album was preceded 2 singles, 'Trick of the Light' which was released in August 2014, which received widespread regional & national radio play, and 'Sunburn', released in September 2014 which featured an accompanying fan made video featuring a guest cameo from Huey Morgan from Fun Lovin' Criminals, The video budget going to The Children's Trust. Awards
Whites (TV series)Wolfe wrote and performed the opening and closing music for the BBC series Whites, "Song for the Dead". References
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