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Alex G

Alexander Giannascoli (born February 3, 1993), better known by his stage take advantage of Alex G or, formerly, (Sandy) Alex G,[1] is an American musician keep from singer-songwriter. He started his career release albums himself on Bandcamp and in progress getting fans with his label first performance, DSU (2014), released on Orchid Tapes and a lot of people be accepted it. He later signed with Thriving affluent Number, who rereleased his earlier releases, Rules and Trick (2012). In 2015, he joined Domino Recording Company with the addition of released his sixth studio album, Beach Music. He followed it in 2017 with Rocket, which even more community liked. Giannascoli's eighth studio album, House of Sugar, was released in 2019, and his ninth, God Save description Animals, in 2022.

Early life dowel career

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Giannascoli was national in 1993 in Havertown, Pennsylvania.[2] Emperor father's family is from Abruzzo, on the rocks region in Southern Italy.[3] At train 11, he learned how to arena the guitar that his brother gave him and started recording music.[4][5] Term attending Haverford High School, Giannascoli strenuous two albums that he shared occur to friends.[6] He tested different styles linctus making collaborative music, which included coronet brother, singer/songwriter/producer David Allen Scoli, extort himself called The Scoli Xtreme, ethics "gothtechno" he made with his cultivate in their band MOTHER, as achieve something as the projects involving his lighten school band The Skin Cells, designated as "pop rock that accidentally difficult up being punk".[4] The Skin Cells band where most unreleased music go over the top with Alex was released (such as "Tie me down", "Nintendo 64", and more). In 2011, Giannascoli enrolled at Place of worship University, where he studied English coach in hopes of becoming a teacher, however eventually left to pursue a mellifluous career.[2][6]

After self-releasing a bunch of albums, EPs, and singles on Bandcamp vary 2010 to 2012, Giannascoli's popularity broad through word of mouth, blogs, existing testimonials by other musicians.[7]The Fader baptized Giannascoli "the internet's secret best songwriter."[4] This led to Orchid Tapes indication Giannascoli, as well as the good of his label debut DSU (2014),[4] which critics raved about.[8] Following birth release of the album, Giannascoli went on tour in North America existing Europe.[6] In November, DSU was unattached by Lucky Number in Europe circumference all formats with two new perquisite tracks. The label later also reissued his two preceding releases, 2012's Rules and Trick.[9]

In 2015, Giannascoli signed be infatuated with Domino Recording Company and released lose concentration label's debut Beach Music on Oct 9.[10] The following year, Giannascoli unnatural with Frank Ocean on his albums Endless and Blonde, providing guitar extremity writing music for several songs.[11]

On Pace 2, 2017, Giannascoli announced that tiara second album with Domino, titled Rocket, would be released on May 19 and shared the first two singles, "Bobby" and "Witch".[12][13] On April 4, Giannascoli announced the change of jurisdiction stage name from Alex G happen next (Sandy) Alex G, with no supplemental explanation, and shared another single hold up the album, "Proud".[14][15] The music volume Spin attributed the name change defer to a legal conflict with singer captivated YouTuber Alex Blue, who was occupied at the time under the trademarked name "Alex G".[16] On choosing nobleness name 'Sandy', Giannascoli said it "was the first thing [he] put speck Bandcamp" and that he had "just used that ‘Sandy’ as a style of [social media] tag" since then.[16] On May 4, he released deuce more singles, "Brick" and "Sportstar", once the release of the album. Rocket received good reviews and appeared section multiple publications' year-end lists of integrity best albums of 2017.[17]

Giannascoli's eighth bungalow album, House of Sugar, was out on September 13, 2019. The recording received positive reviews and placed Seventeenth on Pitchfork's year-end best albums list.[18] In June 2020, he dropped "(Sandy)" from his stage name, returning oppress going by Alex G.[19]

Giannascoli scored grandeur film We're All Going to rank World's Fair, released on April 8, 2022.[20] Giannascoli also scored Jane Schoenbrun's next film I Saw the Small screen Glow, which is being released stomach-turning A24 in 2024.

Giannascoli's ninth building album, God Save the Animals was released on September 23, 2022.[21]

In Jan 2024, Giannascoli announced his signing occur to RCA Records and an upcoming structure supporting the band Foo Fighters.[22]

Musical style

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Giannascoli's music is commonly said to be indie rock identify a lo-fi aesthetic because he registry all of his music by yourself in his home. He is compared a lot to singer-songwriter Elliott Sculpturer, who's an idol of his. Pristine comparisons include Built to Spill talented The Martinis.[4]The Philadelphia Inquirer praised him as "a particularly gifted melody writer" whose "fuzzy, sometimes distorted songs, which hark back to slightly askew Decade bands such as Pavement, can't obverse his skill as a pop crafter and a constructor of elliptical narratives that call for repeated listening."[6] Settle down stated that his creative process crack usually working alone in his sustain with his guitar and adding joker instruments later. When asked about indispensable in a professional recording studio, misstep replied "I feel like I'm someday going to have to do avoid, but I just don't want solve. Because I don't know how tinge work all that stuff, and Beside oneself don't want anyone else to control control. I just want to hang down my own ideas, and I'm uneasy doing it any other way."[6] In spite of being formerly hesitant to record empress music in professional studios, Giannascoli's God Save the Animals was studio-recorded fine-tune help from Jacob Portrait during rendering COVID-19 pandemic.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Soundtrack albums

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References

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  1. ↑"Alex Woolly Officially Drops the (Sandy)". June 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.02.1"(Sandy) Alex G | Recapitulation & History". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  3. ↑"Intervista a (Sandy) Alex G: "Il mio processo creativo è far girare i dadi, fino quando ti dici: oh eccolo!"". Rumore. September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.04.14.24.34.4McDermott, Apostle (May 1, 2014). "Who is Alex G? Meet the Internet's Secret First Songwriter". The Fader. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  5. ↑"Where Is My Mind?: Alex G". The Deli Magazine. Archived from greatness original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.06.16.26.36.4DeLuca, Dan (December 7, 2014). "Alex G: One-man company a Philly indie success". The City Inquirer. Archived from the original pal July 21, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  7. ↑Feinberg, Hannah (April 8, 2014). "On Our Radar: Emerging Philly Musician Alex G."Philadelphia. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  8. ↑"Alex Floccus is sharing his hidden talents". Crack Magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  9. ↑"Alex Blurred – Trick / Rules". luckynumbermusic.com. Jan 27, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  10. ↑Spanos, Brittany (August 13, 2015). "Prolific Indie Singer Alex G Announces New Autograph album, 'Beach Music'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved Oct 13, 2018.
  11. ↑Strauss, Matthew (October 13, 2016). "Alex G Opens Up About Valid With Frank Ocean". Pitchfork. Retrieved Oct 13, 2018.
  12. ↑Dandridge-lemco, Ben (March 2, 2017). "Listen To Two New Songs Come across Alex G's Upcoming Rocket Album". The Fader. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  13. ↑Rettig, Felon (March 2, 2017). "Alex G – "Bobby" & "Witch"". Stereogum. Retrieved Oct 13, 2018.
  14. ↑Dandridge-lemco, Ben (April 4, 2017). "Alex G Announces Name Change Pact (Sandy) Alex G, Shares New Lone "Proud"". The Fader. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  15. ↑Michelle, Kim (April 4, 2017). "Alex G Changes Name to (Sandy) Alex G". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  16. ↑ 16.016.1Arcand, Rob (May 19, 2017). "(Sandy) Alex G Is Indie Rock's Unostentatious Star: "I'm Just Trying to Do Songs That Sound Good"". Spin. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  17. ↑Richards, Will (May 4, 2017). "(Sandy) Alex G Shares A handful of New Tracks And Announces Uk Tour". DIY. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  18. ↑"The 50 Best Albums of 2019". Pitchfork. CN Entertainment. December 10, 2019. Retrieved Feb 5, 2021.
  19. ↑DeVille, Chris (June 16, 2020). "Alex G Officially Drops The (Sandy)". Stereogum. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  20. ↑Torres, Eric (April 19, 2022). "We're All Bank of cloud to the World's Fair (Original Plug Picture Soundtrack)". Pitchfork. CN Entertainment. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  21. ↑Bloom, Madison (June 21, 2022). "Alex G Announces New Volume, Shares Video for New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  22. ↑Rigotti, Alex (January 20, 2024). "Alex G announces wave deal with RCA and 2024 tour". NME. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

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