Alex G Announces New Album Headlights

The LP arrives July 18 via RCA. Check out the video for “Afterlife” below.

Alex G Announces New Album Headlights

Today, Alex G, one of indie music’s most-beloved voices for more than a decade, has announced the upcoming release of his 10th studio album (and major label debut), Headlights Releasing on July 18 via RCA Records, this is his first album under a major label and a long-awaited follow-up to 2022’s God Save the Animals, which we named the #2 album of that year. Eric Bennett wrote, “While moments on Animals nod at Elliott Smith’s yearning indie rock and others bring to mind Aphex Twin’s uncomfortable, twisted soundscapes, it never skews too far in any one direction. What is new this time around is an explicit appreciation for the substance of, and creative process behind, pop music.”

Continuing on his legacy of poignant rock releases, Headlights is slated to be an equally affecting collection of surreal indie rock songs. In anticipation of the album, Alex G has also unveiled a wistful new single called “Afterlife.” Framed by playful layers of mandolin, punchy snare, and ethereal harmonies, the lively alt-Americana song is an ode to the life that comes after we realize we only have one. The track comes with a music video to pair directed by Charlotte Rutherford. In it, a young boy in cowboy boots is dragged through the vibrant spaces of a rural community by the cord of a microphone.

Listen to “Afterlife” and check out the album art for Headlights and Alex G’s upcoming tour dates below.

Headlights Artwork:

Headlights Tracklist:
June Guitar
Real Thing
Afterlife
Beam Me Up
Spinning
Louisiana
Bounce Boy
Oranges
Far and Wide
Headlights
Is It Still You in There?
Logan Hotel (Live)

Alex G’s Upcoming Tour Dates:
Fri 06/13/25 – London, UK – Outbreak Festival
Sat 06/14/25 – Manchester, UK – Outbreak Festival
Fri 07/25/25 – Newport, RI – Newport Folk Festival
Wed 09/10/25 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
Thu 09/11/25 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
Sat 09/13/25 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora
Sun 09/14/25 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
Mon 09/15/25 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
Wed 09/17/25 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
Thu 09/18/25 – St Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
Sat 09/20/25 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
Tue 09/23/25 – Oakland, CA – The Fox Theater
Wed 09/24/25 – Oakland, CA – The Fox Theater
Fri 09/26/25 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
Sun 09/28/25 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
Tue 09/30/25 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Tue 10/01/25 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Fri 10/03/25 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
Sat 10/04/25 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Mon 10/06/25 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
Tue 10/07/25 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Wed 10/08/25 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
Fri 10/11/25 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
Sati 10/12/25 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore

 
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