My Own Private Alaska

My Own Private Alaska

My Own Private Alaska is a screamo group from Toulouse, France, active since 2007. It works as a trio built around piano, drums and vocals, with three seated performers rather than a conventional rock lineup.

The group describes its sound as piano-based rock and screamo, with bass and guitar deliberately left out. Its music is positioned between piano-led composition, hard-edged post-hardcore intensity and a wider experimental approach.

Line-up and approach

The band consists of three members: one playing piano, one playing drums and one providing shouted vocals. The members are identified as T. on piano, Y. on drums and M. on vocals.

The group presents itself as difficult to categorise, using contrasts between violent and soothing passages and placing emphasis on tension, restraint and release. Its stated references include Chopin, Nirvana, Danny Elfman and Envy.