★★★★★
Being called a wunderkind certainly has its perks for an up-and-coming singer-songwriter, and with five albums and an EP already to his name, 22-year-old prolific Philadelphian Alex G undoubtedly fits the wunderkind mould. But it doesn't seem like such a compliment has any influence on Alex g -- he really just seems like the kind of artist who does what he likes, and should success and accolades for his songs come, great...
- exclaim.ca
2015-01-31
★★★★★
hose hoping a politically charged voice of revolution might rise from the underbelly of the web may be disappointed to find that a 21-year-old slacker has been heralded by reputable sources as the "internet's secret best songwriter". Alex Giannascoli's DSU went straight to earlier this year, and has organically gained praise for its delicate remould of Generation X angst-makers and post-grunge icons such as , and Pavement...
- www.theguardian.com
2014-11-21
★★★★★
At just 21, Alex Giannascoli has released five albums. 'DSU', his latest, was made in his bedroom in Philadelphia, where he is at university. Initially released on tiny Brooklyn label Orchid Tapes this summer, it skilfully combines Neil Young's dusty American songcraft with scratchy lo-fi and wandering electronic influences. 'Serpent Is Lord' is built on dissonant guitar and percussive clatter that echo Parquet Courts, while warm guitar billows through 'Rejoyce'...
- www.nme.com
2014-11-10
★★★★★
Near the end of his debut LP for Orchid Tapes, Alex Giannascoli has a song called simply, Sorry. It starts with one guitar, a minor chord, a sense of unease. Then the drums drop in, scuttling beneath Alex G's nervously greasy, adolescent vocals. And the chorus: "I look at you and feel the same/Could you forgive me for that pain?" It's a chest-tightening, oppressively sad kind of song that doesn't lend itself to multi-tasking. You just have to sit and listen...
- www.cmj.com
2014-11-08
★★★★★
It's all too easy to slap the 'bedroom pop' label on . Okay, he did record this album in his actual bedroom, but is so much more than a loner making scuzzy, distorted tracks after school. Recently signed to Lucky Number/Domino Publishing for the release this side of the Atlantic, the Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter has been tucked into the music collections of Bandcamp fanatics for quite a few years now...
- www.drownedinsound.com
2014-11-07
★★★★★
The internet is a cold, frustrating, dog-eat-dog vacuum, but at least it gave us Alex Giannascoli, aka Alex G, a 21-year-old songwriter from Philadelphia who has, rather quietly, become one of the best and most prolific "bedroom pop" artists in recent years. Perhaps more importantly, his music transcends both the genre he finds himself lumped into and the method of discovery for most of his growing fan base...
- consequenceofsound.net
2014-11-08
★★★★★
Label:
Lucky Number
Release Date:
10/11/2014
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It's all too easy to slap the 'bedroom pop' label on Alex G. Okay, he did record this album in his actual bedroom, but DSU is so much more than a loner making scuzzy, distorted tracks after school. Recently signed to Lucky Number/Domino Publishing for the release this side of the Atlantic, the Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter has been tucked into the music collections of Bandcamp fanatics for...
- drownedinsound.com
2014-11-08
★★★★★
The Internet's made it simpler than ever to share your homegrown sounds with the ears of the world. While that naturally breeds some utter dross, shimmering beauty manages to eke through that perhaps would get otherwise overlooked by the traditional channels. In the latter camp, we have Alex Giannascoli, or as he's better known, Alex G...
- www.thelineofbestfit.com
2014-11-08
★★★★★
This young Philly-based artist's latest album is an impressive set of lo-fi, '90s Northwest-influenced indie-rock with rambling electric and acoustic guitars, occasional keyboards, fragile vocals, personal lyrics and wistful melodies. 7/3/2014
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- kexp.org
2014-07-08