Chris Alastair (say "allister") is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from New York who's now based in London. Though best known for his funny spring-break anthem Spring (is Friggin' Awesome) (see Videos) he's a classically-trained, award-winning songwriter and performer whose recordings span a range of rock, pop, funk, and acoustic styles. His influences include Pete Townshend, Ben Watt, John Mayer, Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, Elliot Smith, Jeff Buckley, Michael Hedges, Shawn Colvin, Smashing Pumpkins, Me'shell Ndege­Ocello, David Bromberg, Richard Thompson, Beck, the Ambitious Lovers, Jacques Cabrel, and the Beatles. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Chris+Alastair">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.