With strong albums from veterans Alex G, Japanese Breakfast, and Car Seat Headrest, and killer debuts from newcomers like Lifeguard, 2025 has been packed with great indie rock. In the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, we look back at the year in indie so far, with …
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Hitting play on a new Alex G album can feel a little bit like that sequence in Alan Moore’s Watchmen comics where Doctor Manhattan sits on a rock on Mars, pondering the nature of time. It’s 2014. I’m listening to an oddly moving song that Alex G recorded by himself …
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“When the light came big and bright, I began another life,” Alex G sings slowly, like he’s making sense of it, on his new single, “Afterlife.” It’s a pleasant meditation on growing up (“We were mean and 17/Make it like a dream,” goes another lyric) imbued with nostalgic touches like …
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Alex G is going back on tour. The musician has unveiled dates for his upcoming North American tour scheduled for September and October, with stops at Radio City Music Hall, The Greek Theatre, Ryman Auditorium, and more. Alex G will be joined on the road by Nilüfer Yanya for the …
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Desert Daze is returning to Lake Perris, California after last year’s hiatus. On Tuesday, the SoCal-held music festival announced that Jack White, Cigarettes After Sex, Alex G, the Mars Volta, and Thundercat are among the top-liners scheduled for Oct. 10 to 13 later this year. Among the performers slated for …
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2024 is Alex G‘s year. On Friday, the musician announced a slate of live shows scheduled for late summer. The North American tour comes after Alex G’s newly-inked recording deal with RCA. The tour kicks off in June with an appearance at the annual New York music festival Governors Ball …
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The third day of Lollapalooza 2023 highlighted the big presence of several South Korean acts this year, including Tomorrow x Together headlining for the first time on Saturday (they performed earlier in the day in 2022) and the fest also featured its first-ever K-pop girl group NewJeans on Thursday, marking …
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I n 2016, a 19-year-old Lil Yachty emerged as a fresh-faced, red-haired maverick eagerly planting Generation Z’s flag in hip-hop. Songs like “Minnesota” intrigued many, but rap traditionalists denigrated him as a “mumble rapper” — an upstart who, they claimed, was insulting the essence of hip-hop one warbled vocal run …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Alex G and Alvvays are splitting the bill on their upcoming co-headlining tour. They are linking up for an eight-date stretch of shows in North America this summer. …
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Alex G is a man of few words — at least outside of his songwriting. The musician made his NPR Tiny Desk concert debut with a four-song set backed by a four-piece band and was content to let the music speak for itself. “I don’t have a lot to say,” …
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