Alexis S.F. Marshall

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Alexis S.F. Marshall
Marshall performing in 2019
Marshall performing in 2019
Background information
Birth nameAlexis Stephen Francis Marshall
Born (1980-03-22) March 22, 1980 (age 43)
Massachusetts, U.S.
OriginProvidence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • author
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1997–present
Labels

Alexis Stephen Francis Marshall (born March 22, 1980)[1] is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of American noise rock band Daughters and was formerly the frontman of the mathcore/grindcore band As the Sun Sets.[2]

Marshall formed Daughters in 2002 following the disbandment of As the Sun Sets. Daughters disbanded in 2009 and reunited in 2013. Marshall released his debut solo album House of Lull . House of When on Sargent House in 2021.[3]

Life and career

Alexis Stephen Francis Marshall[4] was born on March 22, 1980 in the state of Massachusetts. He moved regularly before settling in Providence, Rhode Island for college alongside other extreme music acts from the same city such as Lightning Bolt and The Body.[5]

Daughters

Rhode Island mathcore/grindcore act As the Sun Sets were formed in 1998 with Marshall as a founding member.[6] After the band split up, Marshall formed Daughters with Brent Fantini, guitarist Nick Sadler and Samuel Walker in 2001.[7] The band released their first EP in 2002. Their debut album, Canada Songs, was released in 2003,[8] followed by Hell Songs in 2006.[9]

In August 2009, several months after the band finished work on their self-titled album, Daughters, the band had what Marshall later described in an early 2010 interview as a "big falling out". Bassist Samuel Walker and guitarist Nick Sadler departed, resulting in Marshall and drummer Jon Syverson being the only members remaining in the band.[10]

The band's hiatus meant that they did not tour to promote the album.[11] Tensions between Sadler and Marshall contributed to the dissolution of the band, with Marshall feeling unhappy about the direction that Sadler wanted Daughters to take musically.[12] In an interview Marshall explained, "Nick wrote a lot of the stuff on there, and he was really looking to make it accessible, and see how it fared... There are definitely parts of the record that were written to see how people will respond, which is kind of disappointing."[13]

Marshall also cited his commitment to sobriety as playing a role; in an interview with Consequence, he said: "I assumed I wouldn’t be able to mix music … ‘cause, you know, there’s so much fuckin’ alcohol, drugs, and crazy people throwing shit at you."[14]

After Andy Low organized a meeting between Marshall and bandmate Nick Sadler, Daughters reformed, performing their first post-hiatus gig in 2013.[15] The band released "Satan in the Wait", their first new song in eight years, in July 2018.[11] In November, they released a new album, You Won't Get What You Want, through Ipecac Recordings.[16]

In 2012, Marshall formed Fucking Invincible with a current member of Dropdead and Soul Control. In the same year, he collaborated with the Assembly of Light choir in their self titled EP.[17]

Solo work

In 2017, Marshall published his first poetry book, A Sea Above the Pains of Our Youth.[18] He released another poetry collection in 2020 titled Moving Windows.[19]

Marshall released his first solo single, "Nature in Three Movements", in 2020. The single was a standalone track and was not included on Marshall's solo album.[20] In June 2021, Marshall released "Hounds in the Abyss", the debut single from his first solo album, House of Lull . House of When. The album was released on July 23, 2021. It was produced by Seth Manchester. Collaborators on the album included Marshall's Daughters bandmate Jon Syverson.[3] Pitchfork awarded the album a score of 7.2/10.[21] Kerrang! gave the album a mixed review, writing that, "It's lacking the punchy impact you’d expect from Daughters, and there’s nothing in the way of catchy hooks to reel listeners in."[22]

Artistry

In As the Sun Sets and early Daughters releases, his vocals were a mixture of high pitched screaming and death growls, but he has since abandoned both, as he uses a clean vocal style since Hell Songs. His clean vocals have been compared to those of Nick Cave[13] and David Yow.[23][24] Marshall is the chief vocalist and lyricist of Daughters. He has described himself as taking a narrative approach to song-writing.[14] Daughters have been noted for their "confrontational live shows, where Marshall may endure “people spitting in my mouth, punching me, grabbing me, trying to pull my shirt off or whatever". He has cited Alice Cooper's early performances as an influence on his approach to live performances.[7]

Personal life

Marshall was originally from Providence, Rhode Island, but currently lives in Pennsylvania. He has two children.[7] Marshall has spoken about his struggles with alcoholism.[23]

During Daughters' first run, the band's live shows were infamous for Marshall's behavior. He often performed fully nude, drank his own urine, rubbed his penis on the microphone and bled himself.[5][25] At a festival performance in Japan, Marshall vomited on the front row of the audience.[26] In 2006, Marshall fled the stage in the middle of a concert at Los Angeles' Knitting Factory because the police arrived to arrest him for public indecency.[27] He has admitted to "flossing" his buttocks with a microphone cable, inserting microphones into his anus and in Belgium, nearly starting a fight because he masturbated onto an object.[25] Botch bassist Brian Cook recalled: "Women pulled at his briefs. Fans fondled and licked his exposed cock. A confessed 'sex addict', Lex would swap spit with both men and women mid-set and fuck fans in venue bathrooms."[28] Marshall said this behavior was caused by both alcohol and his own boredom.[25]

Marshall was in a relationship with musician Kristin Hayter, who performs as Lingua Ignota, from July 2019 to June 2021.[29] In December 2021, Hayter accused Marshall of domestic abuse and rape throughout their relationship.[30][31] Marshall denied the allegations, releasing a statement that said "Kristin is a person that I loved and cared deeply for, however, our relationship was unhealthy for both of us. I can assure anyone reading this that I absolutely did not abuse her, mentally or physically. I am investigating legal options.”[32] Sargent House, the record label which released Marshall's solo album in July 2021, soon revealed that it had privately terminated Marshall in August 2021 when Hayter first alerted the label of Marshall's abuse allegations, but waited to publicize their decision for Hayter's privacy.[33]

References

  1. ^ "Lingua Ignota Details Abuse by Daughters' Alexis Marshall". Metal Sucks. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Biography: Daughters". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Daughters' Alexis Marshall announces debut solo album, shares 'Hounds in the Abyss'". NME. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Daughters forced to leave show following "stunt"". Lambgoat. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Alexis Marshall: Good Dude Extraordinaire". WECB. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Update on last As The Sun Sets album". 20 May 2002. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Overwhelmed By What's Inside: Alexis Marshall Of Daughters Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. ^ Hocking, Mat. "Album Review: Daughters! - Canada Songs". DrownedInSound.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Daughters - Hell Songs (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.
  10. ^ Harris, Chris. "Daughters Down Two Members After 'Big Falling Out'". Noisecreep. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  11. ^ a b Hartmann, Graham. "Daughters Unveil First New Song in Eight Years, Plan 2018 Album". Noisecreep. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  12. ^ Harris, Chris. "Daughters Frontman Has Mixed Feelings About New LP". Noisecreep. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  13. ^ a b Cohen, Ian (9 November 2018). "Daughters: You Won't Get What You Want". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  14. ^ a b Kaufman, Spencer (27 November 2018). "Daughters' Alexis Marshall on You Won't Get What You Want, Reviving the Band, and More". Consequence. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  15. ^ Kraus, Brian (11 June 2013). "Daughters to play first show in four years". Alternative Press. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  16. ^ Sacher, Andrew (17 August 2018). "Daughters announce new album, share "The Reason They Hate Me"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  17. ^ Krasman, Brian (22 August 2012). "Assembly of Light's debut might sound lovely, but it has a doom-infested center". Meat Mead Metal. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Interview: Daughters Singer Alexis Marshall on His New Book, Bad Instagram Poetry + More". www.noecho.net. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  19. ^ Matthopoulos, Nick (9 August 2021). "Today's Song: Alexis Marshall Presents an Ominous Atmosphere with "Open Mouth"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Hear Daughters Singer Alexis Marshall's Dramatic, Industrialized Debut Solo Song". Revolver. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  21. ^ Mitchell, Matt (6 August 2021). "Alexis Marshall: House of Lull . House of When". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  22. ^ Davey, Angela (20 July 2021). "Album review: Alexis Marshall – House Of Lull. House Of When". Kerrang!. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  23. ^ a b ""I Wanted to Be This Grotesque Animal": The Unlikely Evolution of Daughters". Revolver. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  24. ^ "Daughters: Daughters". Pitchfork. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  25. ^ a b c ""I Wanted to Be This Grotesque Animal": The Unlikely Evolution of Daughters". Revolver. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  26. ^ Cook, Brian CookBrian. "It's Not Your Call if Reunited Daughters Whip It Out Onstage". CLRVYNT. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  27. ^ "Daughters forced to leave show following "stunt"". lambgoat.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  28. ^ "I've Been Called A Sinner: Brian Cook Muses on Time Spent With Daughters « athousandtrivialities". web.archive.org. 27 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  29. ^ Grow, Kory; Grow, Kory (9 December 2021). "Daughters Frontman Alexis Marshall Accused of Rape, Abuse by Former Partner". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  30. ^ Helman, Peter (9 December 2021). "Lingua Ignota's Kristin Hayter Details Alleged Abuse By Daughters' Alexis Marshall". Stereogum. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  31. ^ Grow, Kory (9 December 2021). "Daughters Frontman Alexis Marshall Accused of Rape, Abuse by Former Partner". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  32. ^ "Lingua Ignota Accuses Daughters' Alexis Marshall of Abuse, Marshall Denies Allegations". Pitchfork. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  33. ^ Kennelty, Greg (10 December 2021). "Sargent House Dropped Daughters' Vocalist Over Abuse Claims In August". Metal Injection. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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