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Of Ash and Soot, my first official release by Alex
Wintersmith Lackey, is an introspective and
emotional look at personal struggles with mental Once the songs were written, I absolutely had to get
health and substance abuse, and all that goes with it. them out into the world. I worked with Terrance DH
over at Counterpoint Studios in Salt Lake to get
things underway, who is extremely talented,
knowledgeable,and supportive. We recorded all the
tracks over roughly 12 hours in the studio, with all
musical elements performed by myself.

I am extremely proud and excited about this work,
and this being my first release, am trying to learn
how to market and promote my work in this ever
changing landscape. The album can be found on
all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.)
and can be purchased on Bandcamp and CDBaby.
SoundCloud also has acoustic demos in addition to
I have been writing and playing music for 14 years, the album for those wanting more music from me.
but have kept my music close to my chest. After
struggling for years with depression and alcoholism
and a stagnant feeling of unable to express musically,
a breaking point occurred which led to a complete
life turnaround. I joined an intensive outpatient
program, moved out of a detrimental environment,
changed my diet, and started engagingly playing and
writing music again.

I learned how to play piano, something I had always
wanted to do, and was incredibly inspired creatively
to write personal songs in a very therapeutic way
and face my demons. The songs on the album were
written within weeks of each other, other than “Once
Before”, which is also the instrumental outlier, and Socials:
the work just came together. https://www.facebook.com/alexwintersmithlackey/
https://www.instagram.com/alexwintersmithlackey/
https://twitter.com/alexwintersmith

Streaming:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1fgisR5pLIdWqxgd-
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http://soundcloud.com/alex-wintersmith-lackey/

For sale:
https://alexwintersmithlackey.bandcamp.com/

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