For Alexander Sheppard, the restless spirit behind Pageant Boys, songwriting is ultimately about decision making. To finish his newest work, Haunted, those decisions took a decade. Growing up in rural Kansas, Sheppard says, “There weren’t many people that had specialized skills in music or production. So, I had to learn all the skills myself -- recording, mixing, mastering, design, videography, photography...”

His music has appeared in a number of European TV shows. “Ease Me” has been played over 1 million times on streaming platforms, and he inked a record deal with the label The Record Machine.

Sampling, writing, painting, living -- these are all somehow meshed together through his songs. Sheppard has mixed clever melodies with dark soundscapes to create a truly original piece of American art. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.