Lo-fi indie rockers will rejoice over the news that Alex G has announced he will perform a cluster of dates Down Under – and that he will appear at Meredith Music Festival before heading to New Zealand.
Alex Giannascoli – known professionally as Alex G – is quite possibly one of the most influential singer-songwriters of his generation, producing indie music with clear cues to the likes of Pavement and Elliott Smith. Touring to support his album God Save the Animals (2022), where he was lauded for his “sharp lyrical simplicity”, Alex G will perform at the Forum on Thursday, December 7.
The multi-instrumentalist first broke onto the scene after self-releasing various albums, EPs and singles on Bandcamp. After being discovered as “the internet’s best secret songwriter”, he was signed and has since released the albums Trick (2012), DSU (2014), Beach Music (2015), House of Sugar (2019) and God Save the Animals (2022).
If you haven’t already listened to the chord progressions, multi-layered melodies, and ragged riffs in Alex G hits like ‘Sarah’, ‘Runner’, ‘Treehouse’, ‘Advice’, this is your encouragement to do so – and stat.
Alex G performs at the Forum Theatre on Thursday, December 7 and at the Meredith Music Festival. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, August 30 at 10am local time, and you can get them via the Frontier Touring website here.
