Searows brings his Death In The Business of Whaling tour to Vicar Street, Dublin this Sunday. We asked him the BIG questions . . .
The project of American singer-songwriter and guitarist Alec Duckart, he released his latest album, Death in the Business of Whaling, last January, and in recent years has toured with Gracie Abrams and Ethel Cain.
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"I had really wonderfully connective and intimate experiences sharing my first couple of projects with live audiences," he says.
"Those projects were very personal and vulnerable and revealing my life and specific experiences to an audience began to feel a bit dissonant and exposing.
"One of my favourite things about music is its ability to connect people. It has done so for me time and time again and it has been so special to see my own writing do that for people too. I just began to learn that for myself, there were specifics that I wanted to keep for myself."
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
I'm very good at roller-skating.
I don’t like ketchup.
I used to play the flute.
How would you describe your music?
I don’t really know how I would describe it… I’ve always really struggled to do that and whatever I say always feel inaccurate. I also think I’ve changed a lot about my sound with the last album so it feels even harder to describe.
Who are your musical inspirations?
I’m very inspired by Emma Ruth Rundle, Fiona Apple, Alex G, Perfume Genius.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
The first concert I ever saw was Owl City in 2010, but I might have been brought to some sort of farmer’s market gig by my parents as a child.
What was the first record you ever bought?
I think the first record I ever bought was When the Sun Goes Down by Selena Gomez & The Scene.
What’s your favourite song right now?
Little Star by Stina Nordenstam.
Favourite lyric of all time?
"Pale September, I wore the time like a dress that year" - Pale September by Fiona Apple.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Chicago by Sufjan Stevens.
Where can people find your music/more information?
You can find my music pretty much anywhere you listen to music! I am mostly consistently active on Instagram so that’s probably the best place to get information.
Alan Corr
