Alex G: Rocket Vinyl LP Kranky Records and blessed with a keen

and blessed with a keen eye and ear for talent

reviewed by Hires 08/2018

Champion Sound's not gonna blow you away

At ten minutes apiece

" it comes more than a decade after but he does not miss a beat

Alex G: Rocket Vinyl LP Kranky Records and blessed with a keenSeventh studio album from prolific Philadelphian indie rocker Alex G. Rocket finds the hyper productive Alex Giannascoli turning in some of his most accessible work to date. His earlier material found a cultish following on Bandcamp with fans trading tapes and files of his varied takes on indie rock. Comparisons to Elliott Smith abound, but the myriad of ways he attacks a song sets him apart from the bard of the Pacific Northwest. With 2015's Beach