{{Short description|American musical artist (born 1982)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Alex Scally | image = Beach House at House of Blues San Diego on July 1 2012 5.jpg | landscape = yes | caption = Scally performing in 2012 | image_size = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|15}} | birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Dream pop | indie rock }} | occupation = | instrument = {{hlist| Vocals| guitar | keyboards | bass | drum machine }} | years_active = 2004–present | label = {{hlist|Bella Union | Sub Pop | Carpark | Arts & Crafts México }} | current_member_of = Beach House }}
'''Alex Kristian Scally'''<ref>{{cite web|work=BMI Songview|url=https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Catalog?num=GqetNqwMZGGGmH0oxjtatw%253d%253d&cae=%252f4%252fkr3HCx0eh73WtiT2pcg%253d%253d&partType=WriterList&search=%7B%22Main_Search_Text%22%3A%22Alex%20Kristian%20Scally%22%2C%22Sub_Search_Text%22%3Anull%2C%22Main_Search%22%3A%22Writer%2FComposer%22%2C%22Sub_Search%22%3Anull%2C%22Search_Type%22%3A%22all%22%2C%22View_Count%22%3A20%2C%22Page_Number%22%3A0%2C%22Part_Type%22%3Anull%2C%22Part_Id%22%3Anull%2C%22Part_Id_Sub%22%3Anull%2C%22Part_Name%22%3Anull%2C%22Part_Cae%22%3Anull%2C%22Original_Search%22%3Anull%2C%22DisclaimerViewed%22%3Anull%7D&resetPageNumber=True&partIdSub=YO0HedHMatLb45JzS23DVw%253d%253d|title=BMI Repertoire search for Scally, Alex|url-status=live|archive-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211203054005/https://repertoire.bmi.com/Main/Disclaimer?redirect=%252fSearch%252fCatalog%253fNum%253dGqetNqwMZGGGmH0oxjtatw%2525253d%2525253d%2526Cae%253d%2525252f4%2525252fkr3HCx0eh73WtiT2pcg%2525253d%2525253d%2526Search%253d%25257B%252522Main_Search_Text%252522%25253A%252522Alex%252520Kristian%252520Scally%252522%25252C%252522Sub_Search_Text%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Main_Search%252522%25253A%252522Writer%25252FComposer%252522%25252C%252522Sub_Search%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Search_Type%252522%25253A%252522all%252522%25252C%252522View_Count%252522%25253A20%25252C%252522Page_Number%252522%25253A0%25252C%252522Part_Type%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Part_Id%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Part_Id_Sub%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Part_Name%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Part_Cae%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522Original_Search%252522%25253Anull%25252C%252522DisclaimerViewed%252522%25253Anull%25257D%2526PartType%253dWriterList%2526ResetPageNumber%253dTrue%2526PartIdSub%253dYO0HedHMatLb45JzS23DVw%2525253d%2525253d}}</ref> (born July 15, 1982)<ref name=fs>{{cite web|publisher=United States Public Records, 1970-2009 database|title=Alex Scally, Baltimore, Maryland, United States|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJP8-49ZH|via=FamilySearch Indexing|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211109213614/https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJP8-49ZH|archive-date=November 9, 2021}} {{closed access}}</ref> is an American multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is known as the co-writer, guitarist and backing vocalist of the dream pop band Beach House, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums.
==Early life== Scally was born July 15, 1982<ref name=fs/> in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was raised.<ref name=carpark>{{cite web|url=http://carparkrecords.com/press/beach-house-2/|work=Carpark Records|title=Beach House: About|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211203051126/http://carparkrecords.com/press/beach-house-2/|archive-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> He is of Irish Catholic heritage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Potton |first=Ed |date=2012-05-12 |title=Beach House: Baltimore's cool kids |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/beach-house-baltimores-cool-kids-rm3293ghdqn |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=The Times}}</ref> He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 2000, and from Oberlin College in 2004, where he studied geology and ran NCAA Division III cross-country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mapes |first1=Jillian |title=All the Feels: Beach House's Intangible Truth |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/profile/9694-all-the-feels-beach-houses-intangible-truth/ |access-date=March 29, 2021 |work=Pitchfork |date=July 30, 2015}}</ref> Upon graduation, he returned to Baltimore to work as a carpenter alongside his father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/beachhouse.htm|title=Interview: Alex Scally of Beach House|publisher=About.com Alternative Music|access-date=December 29, 2015|archive-date=May 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514065603/http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/beachhouse.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.classcreator.com/Baltimore-MD-Balto-Polytechnic-Inst-Sr-2000/class_classmates.cfm?state_id=21|title = Classmates in Maryland: 109}}</ref>
==Career== {{Main|Beach House}} In 2004, Scally met Victoria Legrand in Baltimore through one of her friends; after meeting each other, Scally also joined her other band at the time, Daggerhearts.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paskon |first=Aaron |title=Holy Hell! ''Beach House'' Turns 20 |url=https://spectrumculture.com/2026/03/18/holy-hell-beach-house-turns-20/ |magazine=Spectrum Culture |language=en-US |date=March 18, 2026 |access-date=April 23, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260412232552/https://spectrumculture.com/2026/03/18/holy-hell-beach-house-turns-20/ |archive-date=April 12, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> The band would end up disbanding in 2005, due to "dysfunctionality",<ref>{{cite web|last=Sisson|first=Patrick|title=Beach House: Ether and Lace|date=February 24, 2008|url=https://xlr8r.com/features/beach-house-ether-and-lace/|work=XLR8R|access-date=April 23, 2026|archive-date=June 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626030007/https://xlr8r.com/features/beach-house-ether-and-lace/|url-status=live}}</ref> so the two had decided to start another band, basing it in Baltimore as it was "a place where people can make music intensely, because you don't have to make much [money] to live [there]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/beachhouse.htm |title=Interview: Alex Scally of Beach House |work=About |publisher=IAC |date= |accessdate=December 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514065603/http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/beachhouse.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> After numerous hangouts and first writing sessions, both decided to name their band Beach House, which was named after their written song "House on the Hill".<ref>{{cite news |last=Newmark |first=Mike |url=https://newspaperarchives.vassar.edu/?a=is&oid=miscellany20070413-01&type=staticpdf&pdfaccesscode=PdTriMche%2FeOe90WdpWXU29kIAVyLfT4Q%2B4SUI%2Ba31%2FBg%3D&submitted=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------&g-recaptcha-response=03AD1IbLBtiEIKqKyevYYFMRrc4NX7zqtJ7IYP7EnUR0ct-Sak985MAQ6X9hT-KDTuEM5LlcJQ97mVPIK3OFm4j9K9DYuwrNNKulO1DSh6y9eFXbY5fSL_374GLrTl7HyXqDkqf_VrqjQiJSBfA9NPOZCdRt_ufvX4NRn4TuSdEYNQo4Adxe6319IPwUZazkHPhD-spRsFaw2mjhtc3hAM977EvWse7I5GGuv_foNcTMn3-5LMN0tB6Rf6Pamiw-7u8qHRcILXGFO18RO1jb-s0O0Axxi7mmu4kNEW5VnMkGIJPBER40vibHS7JCnjXL0boz2VNqIgAp_JZuTYDgJo-_QNk7x__wpg08FMQMhMpSwd9_9w3gHHv27Fq-VEKXt6D2aimuarjd6X5qp6HziOlQ7oN3Qgm17f5hG2XXDyrYZhug9B3vbggSUZ-UNCd7fD0kbxbPs0iQyoDU36hSinNm_kBevGjYUqFlROQPv_U4i1tG0ORvDVz90l1HPe-0gIJWK9aKecbvkGUHlw4kWEJkMko18oUBbiug |title=Victoria Legrand '03 to perform with Beach House |work=The Miscellany News |volume=80 |issue=19 |page=14 |date=April 13, 2007 |access-date=April 23, 2026 |archive-date=January 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102223239/https://newspaperarchives.vassar.edu/?a=is&oid=miscellany20070413-01&type=staticpdf&pdfaccesscode=PdTriMche%2FeOe90WdpWXU29kIAVyLfT4Q%2B4SUI%2Ba31%2FBg%3D&submitted=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------&g-recaptcha-response=03AD1IbLBtiEIKqKyevYYFMRrc4NX7zqtJ7IYP7EnUR0ct-Sak985MAQ6X9hT-KDTuEM5LlcJQ97mVPIK3OFm4j9K9DYuwrNNKulO1DSh6y9eFXbY5fSL_374GLrTl7HyXqDkqf_VrqjQiJSBfA9NPOZCdRt_ufvX4NRn4TuSdEYNQo4Adxe6319IPwUZazkHPhD-spRsFaw2mjhtc3hAM977EvWse7I5GGuv_foNcTMn3-5LMN0tB6Rf6Pamiw-7u8qHRcILXGFO18RO1jb-s0O0Axxi7mmu4kNEW5VnMkGIJPBER40vibHS7JCnjXL0boz2VNqIgAp_JZuTYDgJo-_QNk7x__wpg08FMQMhMpSwd9_9w3gHHv27Fq-VEKXt6D2aimuarjd6X5qp6HziOlQ7oN3Qgm17f5hG2XXDyrYZhug9B3vbggSUZ-UNCd7fD0kbxbPs0iQyoDU36hSinNm_kBevGjYUqFlROQPv_U4i1tG0ORvDVz90l1HPe-0gIJWK9aKecbvkGUHlw4kWEJkMko18oUBbiug |url-status=live}}</ref> Recalling the formation of the band, Scally said: "We were both just kind of knocking around Baltimore right in our early 20s, and met doing a different musical project, and then [Beach House] kind of grew out of it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/08/06/beach-house-band-baltimore|title=Beach House: Dream Pop From Baltimore |work=WBUR-FM |publisher=NPR |date=August 6, 2015 |access-date=December 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809001032/http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/08/06/beach-house-band-baltimore|archive-date=August 9, 2015}}</ref>
Regarding Beach House's early shows, Scally noted: "I'm really glad nobody came to our shows at the start, because we had no idea what we were doing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/46084-alex-scally-of-dream-pop-duo-beach-house-interview/|title=Alex Scally of dream-pop duo Beach House - interview |work=The List |date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=December 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305134328/https://www.list.co.uk/article/46084-alex-scally-of-dream-pop-duo-beach-house-interview/|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> Since their formation, Beach House has released eight studio albums as part of their discography: ''Beach House'' (2006), ''Devotion'' (2008), ''Teen Dream'' (2010), ''Bloom'' (2012), ''Depression Cherry'' (2015), ''Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (2015), ''7'' (2018), and their most recent full-length release, ''Once Twice Melody'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cohen|first=Ian|url=https://uproxx.com/indie/beach-house-albums-ranked-list/|title=Every Beach House Studio Album, Ranked|work=Uproxx|date=August 28, 2025|access-date=April 23, 2026}}</ref> In 2013, the band had also formed a temporary supergroup, Gene Clark No Other Band, that toured only throughout 2013 and 2014.<ref>{{cite news |first=Greenburg |last=Rudy |title=Beach House recruits a big band to recreate Gene Clark's 'No Other' at 9:30 Club |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2014/01/23/beach-house-recruits-a-big-band-to-recreate-gene-clarks-no-other-at-930-club/ |date=December 4, 2013 |access-date=April 23, 2026 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Sean |last=Michaels |title=Beach House spearhead project to tour Gene Clark's No Other album |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/04/beach-house-gene-clark-no-other |date=December 4, 2013 |access-date=April 23, 2026 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> They have also provided soundtracking for other media, including the short films ''This Must Be the Only Fantasy'' (2013) and ''Marin's Dreams'' (2021).<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGovern |first=Kyle |title=Beach House Score 'Fantasy' Short Film Starring Elijah Wood and Unicorns |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/08/beach-house-score-short-film-elijah-wood/ |work=Spin |date=August 13, 2013 |access-date=April 23, 2026 |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924133344/https://www.spin.com/2013/08/beach-house-score-short-film-elijah-wood/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yoo |first=Noah |date=April 22, 2021 |title=Beach House Soundtrack New Meow Wolf Short Film 'Marin's Dreams': Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beach-house-soundtrack-new-meow-wolf-short-film-marins-dream-watch/ |access-date=April 23, 2026 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=January 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122153132/https://pitchfork.com/news/beach-house-soundtrack-new-meow-wolf-short-film-marins-dream-watch/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Discography== {{main|Beach House#Discography}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.beachhousebaltimore.com/ Beach House official website]
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