Englishman is a living musical thing, born equally of confusion, necessity, passion, and anxiety.  The music recorded for “Taxidermy”, Englishman’s debut EP, was made in an old, small, southern apartment building with equipment less complex than some of today’s toaster ovens.  “Taxidermy” is sweet, disarming, sandable, and intimate.  It is not a new species of Animal, but it does not fit comfortably within the labeled bins at the record store.  Englishman draws influence from things often called “Folk Songs”, “Indie Pop”, “Choral Music”, “Musical Theater”, and that old shape-shifter, “Rock Music”. 
Englishman is, for our purposes, Andrew English.  Texas-born and Kentucky-raised, he’s been a choir boy and a farm hand, learned about religion and construction, and generally can’t find his way around the modern social and professional complex.  He began writing, then reluctantly performing with The Scourge of the Sea, a band started and continued by he, Robby Cosenza and Justin Craig – both also members of a mighty fine group, These United States.
After a few years of moderate acclaim and lots of US touring, Andrew saw friends and acquaintances signing up for secure work, schooling that guarantees secure work, and otherwise behaving responsibly.  “Taxidermy”, Englishman’s first EP, is the beginning of a stubborn attempt to responsibly pursue a career which is generally considered irresponsible.