Apartments by Built Like Alaska

Released by Way Grimace
Published by Vinyl the lamb
Written and Recorded by Neil Jackson

It started 20 years ago, after hearing a story while fixing a sink in a yellowing, smoke filled apartment. Every song was inspired by a story I was told while working as an on site "fix it man" in this aging apartment complex. Most of the tenants were dust bowl okies who moved west for a better life. But, in reality, their dreams of success were never realized. They struggled, grew sick, old, and were left forgotten, staring out of their dingy living room windows. I can't say how many of these people died lonely in these apartments over the years. I'm sure it was a lot. I eventually moved on, but their stories never left my thoughts. This album is an attempt to share their tales.
-Neil

*recorded 2019 (after the fourth try) by:
Neil, Ken, and Sean

Built Like Alaska: a rock band from California. Surrounded by rolling pastures, a cold river, and stony foot hills, the band has developed their craft to reflect the scenery surrounding them. Bringing a rural perspective to sturdy rock songs, the music has been said to conjure images both "warm and rich as the central valley sun” and as isolated as a “mic stand draped in cob webs...."

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