Alex G - God Save The Animals (Black Vinyl)

Alex G - God Save The Animals (Black Vinyl)God figures in the new album from Philadelphia, PA based Alex Giannascoli's LPs title, its first song, and multiple of its thirteen tracks thereafter, not as a concrete religious entity but as a sign for a generalized sense of faith (in something, anything) that fortifies Giannascoli, or the characters he voices, amid the songs often fraught situations. Beyond the ambient inspiration of pop, Giannascoli has been drawn in recent years to artists who

who are associated with the new breed of dance music producers from in and around Washington DC

and played keyboards on two tracks

storming frontman

When Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye make music as Jockstrap

she assembled a contemporary ensemble of vocalists

Ella Williams’ songs have been products of the environments they’re written in

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Royal Trux were far more complex

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distorted breakbeats of ‘50/50’ –inspired by the murky quality of YouTube mp3 rips –as well as the sparkling synth eruptions of ‘Concrete Over Water’

but the group acknowledge cinematic references alongside musical touchstones

and Sunset Strip hair metal