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Alex Wintersmith Lackey
Rawlins
Rawlins Song Inspiration: I learned how to play piano, something
I had always wanted to do, and was
My substance abuse had reached a
incredibly inspired creatively to write
pinnacle after months of on and off the
wagon while on my way to Wisconsin. personal songs in a very therapeutic
way and face my demons. The songs on
the album were written within weeks of
My vehicle broke down and I was stalled
to in Wyoming for a week in a motel room each other, other than “Once Before”,
to
which is also the instrumental outlier,
drinking myself to death, buried in de-
spair and fear. My family and specifically and the work just came together. Once
my father saved my life by digging me the songs were written, I absolutely had
out of the room and giving me another to get them out into the world. I worked
l manifestation of my emotional and men- Studios in Salt Lake to get things under-
laRamieaRamie
with Terrance DH over at Counterpoint
shot at life. This ordeal was an extreme
way, who is extremely talented, knowl-
tal state for the previous few years, and
it was very much a brick wall that I hit.
all the tracks over roughly 12 hours in
It turned out to be the greatest event to edgeable, and supportive. We recorded
happen to me. This is a look at the emo- the studio, with all musical elements
tional processing of that experience. performed by myself.
Music Bio: I am extremely proud and excited about
this work, and this being my first release,
I have been writing and playing music am trying to learn how to market and
for half my life, and playing in bands promote my work in this ever changing
around Salt Lake City for over a decade landscape. The album can be found on
and across many genres, but my music all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple
remained close to my chest. After the Music, etc.) and can be purchased on
referenced above experience, my soul Bandcamp and CDBaby. SoundCloud
was aching and needed music to help also has acoustic demos in addition to
heal. I joined a few other projects and the album for those
began writing the album “Of Ash and wanting more music from me.
Soot”. I am a self-taught multi-instru-
mentalist, the newest instrument being Socials:
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The Album: smithlackey/
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by Alex Wintersmith Lackey,is an intro- smithlackey/
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struggles with mental health and sub- https://twitter.com/alexwintersmith
stance abuse, and all that goes with it.
I have been writing and playing music Streaming:
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close to my chest. After struggling for 5pLIdWqxgdMebAbq
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and a stagnant feeling of unable to ex- smith-lackey/
press musically, a breaking point
occurred which led to a complete life For sale:
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outpatient program, moved out of a camp.com/
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diet, and started engagingly playing and smithlackey
writing music again.
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