Biography

In late 2003 things picked up rapidly and a bit weirdly for folkie Alexi Murdoch Moving to balmy Los Angeles from Scotland in the late 90s Murdoch let the sleepy weepy UK folk sound seep into indie and lo-fi influences But he never did much with his music beyond some local gigs he worried about damaging his personal attachment to the songs That was until September 2003 when Murdoch appeared on Nic Harcourts tastemaking iMorning Becomes Eclectici show on the LA public radio outlet KCRW The singers halting tender vocals and understated acoustic guitar work made a huge impact and suddenly savvy music licensers -- not to mention major labels -- were knocking on the Scotsmans door He performed at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2004 was slated for SXSW that March and made all the teenagers cry when his dusty melancholy Orange Sky tinged a particularly sentimental moment on the breakout Fox TV hit The OC Murdoch took his sudden and unexpected success in stride promoting his self-released EP Four Songs and planning a spring US tour while continuing to field offers from the clamoring major labels However not finding the right offer Murdoch decided to again independently record and issue his first full-length 2006s Time Without Consequence which contained three of the four songs also included on his EP Johnny Loftus All Music Guide