“Bug”, the lead track from Alex G’s forthcoming album Beach Music, is now accompanied by a video. Shot in Ojai, California, and directed by Micah Van Hove.

Says Van Hove of the video:

“The music of Alex G carries such vivid stories, fleeting moments and cunning characterization that one can’t help but think visually while listening. The idea here was to explore the cyclical nature of a relationship, the addictive quality of love and the joy and confusion it brings. To experience one full turn of the clock, toying with commitment and the flighty nature of the self. We shot over 2 days in my hometown of Ojai, CA on 4th of July weekend with an extremely hardworking and talented cast and crew.”

Alex G’s forthcoming new album Beach Music will be out via Domino on October 9, 2015. The album, his seventh full-length, follows on from previous albums DSU (Orchid Tapes), Trick, and Rules.

Beach Music was written and recorded in Giannascoli’s apartment, between the Fall of 2014 and the Spring of 2015, during breaks from touring with Elvis Depressedly, Cymbals Eat Guitars, and Gardens & Villa. While its predecessors often came in uninterrupted bursts—from his head to his Bandcamp page in a matter of hours and days—Beach Music was shaped in part by Giannascoli adapting to life as a touring musician. Songs were written within months of one another rather than all at once, with influences ranging from noise music to piano-based laments to Southern rock to the rhythmic focus of techno—whatever he happened to be most interested in at the time. “Every song is coming from a different place,” he says. “It branches off in all these directions, but it has its own sound. It’s not something I do intentionally, but I’m the common thread.”

Fri Sept 5 || Bethlehem, PA || Levitt Pavillion SteelStacks ! || TIX
Thurs Oct 8 || Brooklyn, NY || Baby’s All Right – album release show || TIX
Tues Oct 13 || Berlin, Germany || Berghain, Kantine || TIX
Wed Oct 14 || Haldern, Germany || Haldern Pop Bar || FREE ENTRY
Thurs Oct 15 || Paris, France || Le Pop Up du Label || TIX
Fri Oct 16 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || V11 || TIX
Sat Oct 17 || Brussels, Belgium || Botanique Witloofbar || TIX
Mon Oct 19 || Manchester, UK || Night & Day || TIX
Tues Oct 20 || London, UK || 100 Club || TIX
Thurs Oct 22 || Columbus, OH || Strongwater || TIX #
Fri Oct 23 || Buffalo, NY || Waiting Room || TIX #
Sat Oct 24 || Toronto, ON || Not Dead Yet Fest || TIX
Sun Oct 25 || Grand Rapids, MI || The Pyramid Scheme || TIX #
Mon Oct 26 || DeKalb, IL || The House Café || TIX #
Tues Oct 27 || Minneapolis, MN || Triple Rock Social Club || TIX #
Wed Oct 28 || Bloomington, IN || The Bishop || TIX
Thurs Oct 29 || Nashville, TN || The End || TIX #
Fri Oct 30 || Memphis, TN || Hi Tone Cafe || TIX $
Sun Nov 1 || St. Louis, MO || The Firebird || TIX $
Mon Nov 2 || Kansas City, MO || The Record Bar || TIX $
Tues Nov 3 || Springfield, MO || Outland Ballroom || TIX #
Wed Nov 4 || Oklahoma City, OK || 89th Street Collective || TIX #
Thurs Nov 5 || Dallas, TX || The Door || TIX #
Sat Nov 7 || San Antonio, TX || The Paper Tiger || TIX &
Mon Nov 9 || Houston TX || Fitzgerald’s || TIX &
Wed Nov 11 || Atlanta, GA || Purgatory – The Masquerade || TIX &^
Thurs Nov 12 || Durham, NC || Duke Coffeehouse || TIX &^
Fri Nov 13 || Baltimore, MD || Ottobar || TIX &^
Sat Nov 14 || Philadelphia, PA @ The First Unitarian Church || TIX &^

! w/ Dr. Dog
# w/ Title Fight
$ w/ Spencer Radcliffe
& w/ Girlpool
^ Eskimeaux

Beach Music track listing

01. Intro
02. Bug
03. Thorns
04. Kicker
05. Salt
06. Look Out
07. Brite Boy
08. In Love
09. Walk
10. Mud
11. Ready
12. Station
13. Snot