ARTHUR (Singer)

ARTHUR
Add a Photo ARTHUR, photographed by Nick Pedro
Birth name	William Conall Shea
Born	(1998-11-09) November 9, 1998 Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Pop Rock Lo-Fi
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar bass keyboards
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Little League Records PLZ Make It Ruins Honeymoon
Associated acts	Joy Again Arthur Shea
Website	arthur.dog

William Conall Shea (born November 8th, 1998), known professionally as ARTHUR, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He began his musical career on Bandcamp as Arthur Shea and co-founded the band Joy Again in 2014. A native of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Shea cites the biodiversity and "eldritch" nature of his home town as inspirations for his music. Alongside his upbringing, Shea has repeatedly listed Nintendo, Ween, Gram Parsons, and The Beach Boys as inspirations.

Until 2017, his discography was credited to his pseudonym Arthur Shea, under which Arthur's First (2015) was officially released alongside various smaller projects. After rebranding to "ARTHUR", Challenger EP (2017), Woof Woof (2018) and Hair of the Dog (2020) were released.

Influences

Shea's stated musical influences include:

• Ween
• Gram Parsons
• The Beach Boys
• Daniel Johnston
• Nintendo 64 games
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System games

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Tracklist	Singles	Additional Credits	Reception
Woof Woof	Released: November 18, 2018 Label: PLZ Make It Ruins Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl	Woof Woof Ivy League Where's Ur Eyes Julie Vs. Robot Julie Food Sweet Memory I'm Too Good September Dark Planet Finally I Will Know Myself God Wow F**K Twist Make It Easy I've Seen it	Ivy League Sweet Memory Julie Returns	All songs written, recorded and produced by ARTHUR Vegyn: additional production (Track 2) Caleb Laven: (mixed and mastered) Artwork by Bráulio Amado & Kévin Bray
Hair of the Dog	Released: May 15, 2020 Label: Honeymoon Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl	8 Melodies Feel Good Fatalist I Don't Want To Talk To You Epic No Tengo Man Has Made Himself Fix Biz William Penn Simple Song You Are Mine	I Don't Want To Talk To You William Penn Fatalist No Tengo	All songs written, recorded and produced by ARTHUR except: 8 Melodies, William Penn (co-writer: Kieran Ferris), and You Are Mine. Kieran Ferris (additional guitar): Tracks 1,3,5,6,7,9,10,13 Kieran Ferris (co-writer, guitar, bass): Track 11 Ray Divirgilio (Saxophone): Track 6 Caleb Giles (Additional vocals): Track 9 Sam Gellerstein (Trombone): Track 11 Max Swan (Saxophone): Track 11 Mixed: Andrew Sarlo Mastered: Al Carlson A&R: Lucas Myers Artwork by Bráulio Amado, Kévin Bray, and Cameron Collins	Allmusic - 8/10 - Editor’s Choice Pitchfork - 7.4 Exclaim! - 6/10

EPs

Title	Details	Tracklist
Challenger	Released: August 25, 2017 Label: PLZ Make It Ruins Formats: Digital download, streaming, cassette	Scared AB Re-Animator

Releases as Arthur Shea

• Cassette 1 (2015)
• Buncha Junk (2015)
• Arthur's First (2015)
• Corn Shucks (2016)
• money for new computer (unreleased, demos) (2016)
• Arthur 3 (2016)
• Take My Money (ancient and unreleased material) (2019)

References

Citations

External links

• Official Website
• Arthur Shea on Bandcamp
• Joy Again on Bandcamp
  

[[[Category:21st-century American singers]]]

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