Biography
-
Born
3 February 1993 (age 32)
-
Born In
Havertown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
Alex Giannascoli, better known by his stage name Alex G (formerly (Sandy) Alex G), is a multi-instrumentalist based in Havertown. He studied at Temple University, where he served as a member of The Skin Cells along with Sam and Colin Acchione.
Under his own name of Alex G, he started his career with DIY self-releases on Bandcamp and began building up an audience with his label debut, DSU (2014), released on Orchid Tapes to critical acclaim from various publications. He later signed with Lucky Number, who reissued his earlier releases, Rules and Trick (2012). In 2015, he signed with Domino Recording Company and released his sixth studio album, Beach Music. He followed it in 2017 with Rocket, which received further acclaim and recognition. Giannascoli's eighth studio album, House of Sugar, was released in 2019, and his ninth album, God Save the Animals, was released in 2022. He also created a movie soundtrack in the same year for “We’re all going to the World’s Fair.” In 2024, he created a score album for I Saw the TV Glow.
Artist descriptions on Last.fm are editable by everyone. Feel free to contribute!
All user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.
