Description

Over the course of six self-recorded and mostly self-released LPs, Alex G has built a body of work unassuming in it s presentation but astounding in it s depth. Beach Music, his seventh full-length and his debut with Domino Recording Co., was written and recorded in Giannascoli s apartment between the Fall of 2014 and the Spring of 2015, during breaks from touring with the likes of Elvis Depressedly, Cymbals Eat Guitars, and Gardens & Villa. While it s predecessors often came in uninterrupted bursts – from his head to the internet in a matter of hours and days -Beach Music was shaped in part by Giannascoli adapting to life as a touring musician. Songs were written within months of one another rather than all at once, with influences ranging from noise music to piano-based laments to Southern rock to the rhythmic focus of techno – whatever he happened to be most interested in at the time. The result is Giannascoli s most cohesive and beautiful work to date; a stand-out addition to a catalog whose rewards continue to evolve and multiply with every listen.