Alex G shared his score for Jane Schoenbrun's We're All Going to the World's Fair — one of April's can't-miss albums — last month, and now he's returned with a new single of his own. "Blessing" is Alex G's first non-score song since 2019's House of Sugar, and it comes with a video directed by Zev Magasis.
The song is a wild one, featuring some "Thong Song"-esque whispering, burly grunts, heavily buzzing synths and, because it's an Alex G song, an ultimately beautiful climax.
Alex G talked with Apple Music 1's Hanuman Welch about the "Blessing," saying:
So, I was up pretty early one morning because I couldn't sleep and I started playing guitar and wrote this song really quickly. I guess something special about it is… once I demoed it out and showed it to my band we all recorded it together at this studio in Upstate New York. We had never done that before. Everything at once in the room together. The song is chopped up. The instrumentals were all done live, which is kinda unique I guess. To be honest, I wrote it so quick. Maybe lack of sleep helped write it.
Along with the new track, G has also announced a North American tour that'll see him playing Toronto and Montreal this November. Barrie, Hatchie and Sadurn are all slated to appear as openers.
Check out "Blessing" and Alex G's 2022 tour dates below.
Alex G 2022 Tour Dates:
06/01 Cincinnati, OH - Andrew J Brady Music Center *
06/02 Richmond, VA - Brown's Island *
06/03 Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony Summerstage *
06/04 New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall*
06/05 Lafayette, NY - Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards*
10/06 Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom ~
10/07 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel ~
10/08 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse ~
10/09 Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl ~
10/10 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway ~
10/12 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre ~
10/14 Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell ~
10/16 Seattle, WA - The Showbox ~
10/17 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom ~
10/19 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore +
10/21 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern +
10/22 San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park +
10/24 Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge +
10/26 Austin, TX - Emo's +
10/27 Fort Worth, TX – Tulips +
10/29 Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young
11/01 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue +
11/02 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall +
11/03 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall +
11/04 Detroit, MI - The Majestic Theatre +
11/05 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall +
11/06 Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD +
11/08 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club +
11/09 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club +
11/11 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel +
11/12 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel +
11/17 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club +
11/18 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer +
11/19 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer ^
* supporting Bright Eyes
~ with Barrie
+ with Hatchie
^ with Sadurn
The song is a wild one, featuring some "Thong Song"-esque whispering, burly grunts, heavily buzzing synths and, because it's an Alex G song, an ultimately beautiful climax.
Alex G talked with Apple Music 1's Hanuman Welch about the "Blessing," saying:
So, I was up pretty early one morning because I couldn't sleep and I started playing guitar and wrote this song really quickly. I guess something special about it is… once I demoed it out and showed it to my band we all recorded it together at this studio in Upstate New York. We had never done that before. Everything at once in the room together. The song is chopped up. The instrumentals were all done live, which is kinda unique I guess. To be honest, I wrote it so quick. Maybe lack of sleep helped write it.
Along with the new track, G has also announced a North American tour that'll see him playing Toronto and Montreal this November. Barrie, Hatchie and Sadurn are all slated to appear as openers.
Check out "Blessing" and Alex G's 2022 tour dates below.
Alex G 2022 Tour Dates:
06/01 Cincinnati, OH - Andrew J Brady Music Center *
06/02 Richmond, VA - Brown's Island *
06/03 Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony Summerstage *
06/04 New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall*
06/05 Lafayette, NY - Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards*
10/06 Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom ~
10/07 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel ~
10/08 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse ~
10/09 Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl ~
10/10 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway ~
10/12 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre ~
10/14 Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell ~
10/16 Seattle, WA - The Showbox ~
10/17 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom ~
10/19 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore +
10/21 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern +
10/22 San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park +
10/24 Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge +
10/26 Austin, TX - Emo's +
10/27 Fort Worth, TX – Tulips +
10/29 Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young
11/01 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue +
11/02 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall +
11/03 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall +
11/04 Detroit, MI - The Majestic Theatre +
11/05 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall +
11/06 Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD +
11/08 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club +
11/09 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club +
11/11 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel +
11/12 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel +
11/17 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club +
11/18 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer +
11/19 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer ^
* supporting Bright Eyes
~ with Barrie
+ with Hatchie
^ with Sadurn