AKW Youth-like truth in music, honesty uncontrived By the crudgetty old-age of twelve (12) AKW’s band, The Intervals, had already played multiple times at the Roxy, Whiskey, Key Club and Knitting Factory on LA’s Sunset Strip – original indie rock music songs by AKW and a girl by name of Ana. Nearing retirement at the age fifteen (15) AKW formed a new band, The Tints, with Harely Viera Newton on guitar and vocals, Clara Balzary (Flea of RHCP’s daughter) on drums and AKW on keyboards and vocals. Indie rock with ballad overtones their music was all original and spawned two EP’s, one produced with John Fruiscante. The Tints headlined several Neon/Indie 103 Key Club shows and were selected by Vincent Gallo to appear at the All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival in England where they shared the stage with Yoko Ono, The Zombies, PJ Harvey, Autolux and Prefuse 73. The Tints were featured in Nylon, Teen Vogue, The Los Angeles Times with mentions in Rolling Stone and NME with regular rotations and interviews on Indie 103 FM. In 2005, when band-mates departed for college and other adventures, AKW coalesced into full-on music production writing, scoring and recording electronica and launching her first EP, The Trial of the Century including the single Glow that hit Indie 103 and KCRW in Los Angeles. Hooking up with Shawn Lopez (Deftones producer/Smile) AKW brought out her second EP including Unroot which was featured in the pilot for Jump Shipp on the Halogen Network – generating serious interest from major labels. Alex and Adam of AKW the co-founders and of a production company, At the Hop Productions, which produced the viral sensation music-video, That Which We Occupy that the Occupy Wall Street movement embraced and air nightly at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. AKW died and was born again, having for six prolific months moved through self-discovery as artist and touched new levels of creativity, lyrics and music resulting in a new album in collaboration with Adam Cude and Cassidy Turbin and fan-funded on Kickstarter in ten (10) days. The entire album recorded, mixed and mastered in DYI format with artwork by AKW. They have now added a new member, Daniel Donayre, on drums and have released two subsequent EP’s- Silent War and their newest debut entitled “Last Lines” which has caught the attention of Bandcamp (being featured on their homepage for BandCamp Weekly) and Noise Trade featuring them as their latest New & Notable artist. PRESS: “This trio from LA are one of those bands that leave you scratching your head as to how you’ve managed to miss them thus far. Their new EP, Last Lines, is astonishingly good; heart-tugging pop music that steers well clear of triteness simply through the weight of its convictions. There are echoes of Daughter’s all-consuming manner, but to search for influences or touching points would be something of an injustice to a band who are so beautifully and brilliantly their own. Meet your new favourite band…” Tom Johnson – GoldFlakePaint “Alex’s vulnerable auditory worlds have been available for public viewing for a while but with the support of Adam Cude on guitar and Daniel Donayre on drums, AKW will transcend your belief about what’s possible in music. You’ve heard music this beautiful before and the sound doesn’t seem entirely new. Yet somehow, their fusion of indie folk and ambient electronica feels fresh and almost entirely exposed. You immediately strike up a connection and daren’t let go.” Matthew Yau – Rainbow Coloured Clouds “AKW’s new record boasts a very wide range of jams that can bring one up from sorrow or slow the pace with musical grace, all the while staying fresh and never losing beat. Alex Wisner is an excellent vocalist and more than sports her talent throughout ‘For No One’ without much effort. The new album has the A.V.S. stamp of approval, and with their fanbases to grow, we hope to see AKW post some upcoming tour dates in the near future.” A.V.S Music Review – A.V.S Music Review “Having already featured on these pages in the last few months as part of LA duo FALKS, Alex Wisner is back for more, with her premier outfit, AKW. Their first official release since last years Silent War EP, Last Lines is a bolder outing, more expansive and confident in sound, but without losing the beauty possessed by their earlier releases, and much of that is down to Wisner’s stunning vocals. Whether it’s practically wailing ‘I have to figure this out on my own’ or weeping ‘there were photos on the walls / of when we were running for our lives’ over the top of a melancholic piano section (from EP standout track A Better Sea), AKW are primed for the big time, in the same way that CHVRCHES have been for so long. Check out A Better Sea and Last Lines below, and the full Last Lines EP underneath that.” Josh – Crack in The Road