Alex G announces worldwide commercial release of ‘Trick’ and ‘Rules’ albums

Lucky Number is thrilled to announce Trick, the latest album to be physically released by the Philadelphia-based songwriter Alex Giannascoli, more commonly known as Alex G. Trick follows on the heels of the international November 2014 release of Alex’s acclaimed album DSU, which was nominated for album of the year by The Line of Best Fit (One to Watch 2015), Crackand Time Out. Recorded before DSU and previously only available via Alex’s Bandcamp account, the tracks on Trick have now been professionally mastered and are being made commercially available for the very first time.

Trick is due out on 6 April worldwide, on all formats via Lucky Number. A new bonus track, ‘Sarah’, is streaming right now via The FADER.

Listen to ‘Sarah’ here: http://www.thefader.com/2015/01/26/is-sarah-the-best-alex-g-song

Or via SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/luckynumbermusic/alex-g-sarah-1/s-veJmD

In their extensive profile, The FADER wrote that Alex G is “the type of artist to make a person go all Garden State”, as anyone who attended Alex’s sold out London show last November would have witnessed in-between his mammoth 21-song setlist. Alex himself acknowledges that ‘Change’ “resonates with a lot of people, probably because the lyrics deal with growing away from people you love […] something that everyone experiences.”

Trick features many of the fan favourites that Alex has been playing at shows recently, including the infectious off-kilter anthem ‘Forever’, the dreamy and surreal ‘Animals’ and the aforementioned, charmingly lo-fi ‘Change’. Trick is soaked in the distinctive personality that is Alex G; the professionally mastered versions of these tracks affirming that underneath all the unconventional guitar lines and scrawls of fuzz, Alex has a serious knack for melodic songwriting.

In addition, Rules, another highlight from Alex’s extensive back catalogue, will also be released on the same day. Written and recorded just a few months before Trick, they both harbour a similar charm that makes it feel right for them to be released together.

Both Trick and Rules continue to showcase a prodigious songwriting talent, reaffirming that Alex G is one of the most promising and prolific American musicians today.

Alex G returns to London on 3 March Chats Palace as part of a wider UK and European tour.

Trick tracklisting:

1. Memory 2. Forever 3. Animals 4. String 5. Advice 6. People 7. Whale 8. Trick 9. Kute 10. So 11. Mary 12. Change 13. Clouds 14. Adam 15. Sarah 16. 16 Mirrors

Trick and Rules are out on all formats 6 April.

Tour dates:

Mon 23 Feb Berlin, Berghain Kantine, Tickets Tues 24 Feb Hamburg, Molotow, Tickets Weds 25 Feb Amsterdam, Paradiso, Tickets Thurs 26 Feb Antwerp, Trix Bar, Tickets Fri 27 Feb Paris, EspaceB, Tickets Sun 1 Mar Brighton, Green Door Store, Tickets Mon 2 Mar Bristol, The Cube, Tickets Tues 3 Mar London, Chat’s Palace, Tickets Thurs 5 Mar Manchester, Soup Kitchen, Tickets Fri 6 Mar Glasgow, Broadcast, Tickets Sat 7 Mar Leeds, Brudenell Social Club, Tickets

Praise for DSU:

“The new name to drop in alt-rock circles” The Guardian

“An instant classic, the kind of window into a fascinating mind that you wish every solo album could be” 4/5 Time Out ‘Album of the Week’

“It has the potential to be one of the defining American indie records” The Quietus

“DSU is carved up into palatable little nuggets of joy. As non-debuts go, they don’t come much stronger” 9/10 The Line of Best Fit

“DSU is a record that’s so full of pure, raw greatness that it’s hard to pin down the exact element that makes it so great” 16/20 Crack Magazine

“DSU is an album for kids that scour the internet as they would a crate full of physical records. It’s careful yet effortless, passionate yet distant but above-all, wholly unique” 8/10 Drowned in Sound

“A masterful handling of mischievous lyrics and beautiful melodies” 8/10 Uncut

“Richly diverse record” 8/10 NME

“DSU’s charm is its blissfully care free vibe” 4/5 Mojo

“Every single track charms” 4/5 Metro

“A raw and refreshing talent” 4/5 The Skinny

“DSU may well be the year’s most genuinely exciting and, ultimately, rewarding album” London in Stereo

“Everyone who comes into contact with him seems to fall in love” The 405

“The Internet’s Secret Best Songwriter” FADER

“Idiosyncratic sketches each capable of winding its way to a distinct place into the hearts of anyone” 7.9 Pitchfork

“Music so immensely personal, it’s hard to believe you’re even capable of comprehending the majority of what you’re hearing.” CMJ

“DSU is a homespun gem from virtually out of nowhere” Consequence of Sound