Alaska and Me
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"Absolutepunk Review"

"A normal rock song on I Will Die in the West is actually so much more. Let these gems scoot by and you’ll miss earnest lyrics (“Hallelujah / You are alive / Gunshots through you / But you survived”), complexity shrouded in catchiness (“Dallas”) and a band working through its problems in the most graceful of ways." (Score: 69%) - Blake Solomon / Absolutepunk.net


"Phoenix Metromix Feature"

"You may never have even heard of Show Low, a city in northern Arizona with barely more than 10,000 people living there. Amazingly, Alaska and Me have garnered almost as many fans on their MySpace page. That's because they have a ton of fans in the Valley, where they'll be having their CD release party Nov. 9 at Rhythm Room for their current EP, I Will Die in the West." - Nicki Escudero / phoenix.metromix.com


"Pop Rock Candy Mountain Feature"

"Alaska and Me, based out of Show Low, Arizona is an Indie Rock band made up of Tyler Cox, Ben Turner, Ian Dupeire and Charles Ellsworth but, they aren’t just a band, they are storytellers." - Aly Carr / poprockcandymountain.com


"The Daily Chorus Album Review"

"I Will Die in the West is probably as relevant today as it would have been had it been in the era Cox appeals to. Let us hope that in this techno-babble world we live in today, listeners can appreciate the inspiration found in this country’s infancy." (Score: 8.1/10) - David Taintor / TheDailyChorus.com


"White Mountain Central Feature"

"This is not the first album the band has put out. The band's first EP, "Actors," was released April 8. Since then, Alaska & Me has been busy, going on tour and playing shows in Phoenix. During the summer, the group toured Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Texas. He believes the band made some connections that will result in a higher turnout the next time they play those venues." - Sean Dieterich / wmicentral.com


"Purevolume Feature"

Front page top featured box week of album release (11/24/08) - Purevolume.com


"Decoymusic Album Review"

"With I Will Die in the West, they show they can easily separate themselves from the rest by doing a little bit of trail blazing. These songs are full of catchy guitar hooks and whimsical story telling. The potential to do great things is strong in this band, which means that you absolutely need to keep this band on your radar." (Score: 3.5/5) - Andrew Beam / Decoymusic.com


Discography

I Will Die In The West (EP) - Released November 24th, 2008. Produced by Bob Hoag (The Format, Dear and the Headlights)

Actors (EP) - Released July 2007. Produced by Anthony Santos.

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Bio

Alaska and Me consists of 4 rugged young men hailing from the white mountains of Arizona. These gun-slingers of song create emotionally charged music as strong as a western bar brawl and as smooth as a horses hide.

The band has seen much growth since the first acoustic recordings, which consisted of Tyler, Ben and Garage Band. After recruiting Charles and Ian shortly after, the music gained a much larger and filled out sound which quickly made them a fixture in the Arizona indie music scene. Soon, they gathered six songs and traveled to the far reaches of the earth (New York) to record their first EP, titled Actors. With a steady stream of shows they gained many fans, their buoyant rock not limiting their appeal to only the home state.

Their new album I Will Die in the West, was recorded at the Phoenix studio of producer Bob Hoag (The Format, Dear And The Headlights), and we can hear their progression as artists as loud and clear as a rifle shot into the crisp mountain air. Singing stories about the gold rush, blazing wagon trains, and velvet clad saloon girls, it sounds as if the characters from many a John Wayne movie decided to start an indie rock band.

This is your soundtrack for riding off into the sunset!