Rocket

Description

Rocketis Philadelphia-based artistAlex G’seighth full-length release an assured statement that follows a slate of humble masterpieces, many of them self-recorded and self-released, stretching from 2010’sRaceto his 2015 Domino debut, Beach Music. Amid theRocketrecording process, Alex made headlines for catching the attention of Frank Ocean, who asked him to play guitar on his two 2016 albums,EndlessandBlonde. More than any stylistic cues, what Alex took from the experience was a newfound confidence in collaboration.

Rocketwears this collaborative spirit proudly, and in its numerous contributors presents a restless sense of musical experimentation – effortlessly jumping from distorted sound collage to dreamy folk music to bouncing Americana.Rocketillustrates a cohesive vision of contemporary American experience; the cast of characters thatAlex Ginhabits have fun, fall in love, develop obsessions, get in trouble, and much like rockets themselves ultimately they burn out. Alex, though, in a collection of songs that’s both his tightest and most adventurous, is poised only for the ascent.

1. Poison Root
2. Proud
3. County
4. Bobby
5. Witch
6. Horse
7. Brick
8. Sportstar
9. Judge
10. Rocket
11. Powerful Man
12. Alina
13. Big Fish
14. Guilty