Rubbing Alcohol is the solo project of Val Acton Loper III.

The project was born out of a general ennui perpetuated by financial instability and mounting social
anxiety.

Val Acton Loper III is not interested in having children, working a job or living in the suburbs.
His hobbies include: apocalyptic nightmares, wasting valuable time, and eating every meal like it's his
last.

After much trial and error, his debut EP, "Behavior" will be released in 2012.

Howth is the love child of singer-songwriter Carl Creighton and long-time collaborator Blake Luley. With the addition of Luley's high school bandmate Neil Acharya on bass, girlfriend Aviva Stampfer on keys and the legendary Jeremy Duvall (Airwaves, ex-Motel Motel) on drums, Howth has come far from its folky roots.

"He’s (lead singer Carl Creighton) got a cavernous, expressive, impressive voice, which helps transport his and Blake Luley’s intricate guitar work into the realm of the unearthly."
- The Big Takeover

"These songs that you're listening to, or are about to listen to, are documents of what happens when there's nothing standing between us and something like an immeasurable surplus of possibilities."
- Daytrotter

"There’s a warm intimacy at work in their Fleet Foxes-esque sound"
- Paste