Alex the Astronaut - Rage And All Its Friends (2024) Hi Res

An unforgettably original lyricist, the music of Australian singer/songwriter Alex the Astronaut cycles through a series of radiantly detailed slices of life. Alex documents moments of both the seemingly mundane from a haircut, a therapy session, a trip to the beach and to the supermarket to then utterly life-changing experiences as a caretaker along with the PTSD that followed and her recent diagnosis with autism. On new EP, Rage And All Its Friends, the 26-year-old artist imbues her songs with equal parts self-awareness and sensitivity, imagination and idiosyncratic humor and in its intimate exploration of post-traumatic growth, the result is a body of work affirming Alex as a truly essential songwriter, capable of transforming the way we view ourselves and the world around us.

“Rage And All Its Friends are some of the best songs I’ve ever written, and I couldn’t have done it without a little help from my friends. This EP is about processing a lot of the big emotions that are still out there for me, and not just putting them in the corner. I want people to hear these songs and laugh at themselves, or cry with their friends, or do what they need to do to process what’s happened to them. It’s life! Be in it!” - Alex the Astronaut