{"id":18096,"date":"2015-11-09T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=18096"},"modified":"2015-11-08T07:25:46","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T12:25:46","slug":"william-alexander-releases-debut-lp-strangest-things-reveals-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=18096","title":{"rendered":"William Alexander releases debut LP &#8216;Strangest Things&#8217; + reveals new video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After nearly five years in\u00a0the making,\u00a0<span class=\"\">William Alexander<\/span>\u00a0has released his debut LP, &#8216;<span class=\"\">Strangest Things<\/span><em class=\"\">,&#8217;<\/em>\u00a0 via Yellow K Records\/Forged Artifacts. \u00a0For reasons both within and beyond his control, Alexander is only now prepared to release &#8216;Strangest Things&#8217;, a collection a warped, loop-based songs with\u00a0Alexander&#8217;s chilled out vocals layered in the mix. The album was recorded in Alexander\u2019s Fullerton, CA bedroom, and\u00a0could have easily become a musical oddity, instead of evolving into a collection of finely crafted pop classics.<br class=\"\" \/>\u00a0<br class=\"\" \/>\u00a0A video for <em><span class=\"\">I Won\u2019t Bite<\/span><\/em>\u00a0accompanies the LP with hip-hop style beat\u00a0and looping, layered vocals. The video showcases the talents of renowned dominatrix<span class=\"\">\u00a0Rebecca Knox<\/span>\u00a0in compliment to Alexander\u2019s coolly jaded sound. Watch the video\u00a0via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RcWK9hC_wyc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Strangest-Things.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Strangest-Things.jpg?resize=298%2C300\" alt=\"William Alexander Strangest Things\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Strangest-Things.jpg?resize=298%2C300&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Strangest-Things.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Strangest-Things.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Strangest-Things.jpg?w=396&amp;ssl=1 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Track listing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Lost In the Fire<br \/>\n2. Strangest Things<br \/>\n3. I Won&#8217;t Bite<br \/>\n4. Come Find Me<br \/>\n5. Giant Fade<br \/>\n6. Inside Shakes<br \/>\n7. Big Mistakes<br \/>\n8. I Never Know The Truth<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Standout tracks are the\u00a0punchy beat, dark guitars, and squelching drone of\u00a0<em>Big Mistakes<\/em>, and the layered \u00a0vocal effect and slowed down funky drummer beat of\u00a0<em>Come Find Me<\/em>. You can grab the &#8216;Strangest Things&#8217; LP on ltd edition vinyl\u00a0in translucent purple, ltd\u00a0edition purple tint shell cassette or as a digital download via Alexander&#8217;s band camp <a href=\"https:\/\/williamalexander.bandcamp.com\/album\/strangest-things\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>After nearly five years in\u00a0the making,\u00a0William Alexander\u00a0has released his debut LP, &#8216;Strangest Things,&#8217;\u00a0 via Yellow K Records\/Forged Artifacts. \u00a0For reasons both within and beyond his <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=18096\" title=\"William Alexander releases debut LP &#8216;Strangest Things&#8217; + reveals new video\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,28,30,1907],"tags":[3788,3790,3789,3787],"class_list":["post-18096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-forged-artifacts","tag-i-wont-bite","tag-william-alexander","tag-yellow-k-records"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/william-alexander-promo-2015-650x400.jpg?fit=650%2C401&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-4HS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25834,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25834","url_meta":{"origin":18096,"position":0},"title":"BIRDS announce debut LP + share &#8216;Get Away&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"June 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Brooklyn band BIRDS has announced their debut LP, 'Everything All At Once,' due out August 18th via Greenway Records. 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