ARTHUR (Singer)

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
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