Apex Manor

Apex Manor – Official Website

http://www.apexmanor.com/
Apex Manor - MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/apexmanor
Apex Manor – Merge Records
http://www.mergerecords.com/artists/apex%20manor
Apex Manor - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Apex-Manor/156790344359888
Apex Manor - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apex_Manor
Videos!
Apex Manor - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/ApexManor
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Apex Manor – Official Store
http://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_search.php?band_id=227
Apex Manor - iTunes
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/apex-manor/id407801255
Apex Manor – Last FM
http://www.last.fm/music/Apex+Manor

BIO: Apex Manor

Apex Manor is an American Indie Rock Band, formed in Pasadena, California in 2010.

Ross Flournoy of The Broken West wrote the band's first songs during an online songwriting contest at NPR. Their debut LP, The Year of Magical Drinking, was released on January 25, 2011 on Merge records.

Ross Flournoy founded Apex Manor after the 2009 demise of The Broken West. Named after his Los Angeles “Zen Place”, Apex Manor was the idyllic apartment of his close friend and long-time collaborator Adam Vine.

Having relocated from the Silver Lake neighbourhood of Los Angeles to Pasadena, Flournoy was enjoying suburban tranquility, but his car wouldn’t start and he found himself isolated. He whiled away the days cleaning the house, sitting on the porch, and splitting tallboys with the gardeners who worked nearby. And battling a case of writer’s block.

Enter an unlikely source of inspiration: an online song writing contest. NPR’s Monitor Mix was soliciting original songs from readers, giving the prospective songwriter one weekend to write, record, and submit. Flournoy decided to give it a go and set about writing and recording at home. At least he would be doing something with his time. The song, Under the Gun, turned out to be about the process itself.

Now feeling inspired for the first time in months, Flournoy began writing at a feverish clip, penning more than 25 songs, nearly a third of which were co-written by Adam Vine. Flournoy then teamed up with former Broken West band mate Brian Whelan to record some proper demos, and Apex Manor was born.

The Year of Magical Drinking was recorded at three different studios around LA and was produced by Dan Long (Film School, Local Natives) and Brian Whelan.

Contacts!

Management: Christopher Moon chris@anhedoniamgmt.com
Press: Christina Rentz Christina@mergerecords.com
Booking: Kevin French kfrench@paradigmagency.com
Licensing: Lyle Hysen lyle@bankrobbermusic.com
Band: apexmanor@gmail.com

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The Broken West

(The Band has since Broken Up) – See new Band “Apex Manor”

The Broken West – Merge Records

http://www.mergerecords.com/artists/brokenwest
The Broken West – MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/thebrokenwest
The Broken West - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Broken_West
The Broken West - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Broken-West/25038853511

Buy Music!

The Broken West – Official Store

http://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_search.php?band_id=111
The Broken West – Last FM
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Broken+West
The Broken West - Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Now-Heaven-The-Broken-West/dp/B001CVCBH6

"Perfect Games" - The Broken West from Neil Mahoney on Vimeo.

"Back In Your Head" -The Broken West from Neil Mahoney on Vimeo.

BIO: The Broken West

The Broken West was an Americanpower popband, formed in Los Angeles, California in 2004, and now signed to Merge Records. The members are Ross Flournoy (guitar, vocals), Dan Iead (guitar, backing vocals), Brian Whelan (bass, backing vocals), Rob McCorkindale (drums, percussion), and Scott Claassen (keys, backing vocals). Drummer Rob McCorkindale was later replaced by Sean McDonald on drums. Jeff Howell (Dan Iead's high school friend from Connecticut) joined the Broken West as their touring keyboardist, playing synth, organ and piano.

Initially named The Brokedown, they changed their name in 2006 because of legal concerns with a Chicago band with a similar name. Their debut full-length release is I Can't Go On, I'll Go On, referencing a Samuel Beckett quote.

Their single "Down in the Valley" was featured in an episode of Grey's Anatomy.

They have played the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and toured the U.S. and Canada with Fountains of Wayne and with The National.

None of the band members are originally from Los Angeles. Frontman Ross Flournoy was born in Memphis, Tennessee and moved with his family to Santa Barbara, California when he was 11 years old. His musical pleasures growing up included Big Star,Teenage Fanclub, and The Beatles. Dan Iead and Jeff Howell grew up in Branford, CT. Brian Whelan split time between Seattle and Northern California.

The band's second album Now or Heaven was released in 2008 through Merge Records.

The band has broken up and Ross Flournoy released his first record as Apex Manoron January 25, 2011, also on Merge Records

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