Alex G: Tiny Desk Concert

Marissa Lorusso, December 7, 2022 I don t have a lot to say, Alex Giannascoli, who performs as Alex G, says with a laugh after his first song behind the Tiny Desk. Judging from his discography alone, that s not something you might ordinarily accuse the Philly singersongwriter of: nine fulllength albums in the last dozen years, in addition to a couple EPs and a film soundtrack. His prodigious output of melodic, peculiar indie rock has earned him a cultbeloved status. True, he got to play guitar on a couple Frank Ocean tracks but for a more accurate indication of the fervor of his fanbase, turn your attention to the internet: the hourslong playlists of unreleased Alex G demos painstakingly assembled by fans on YouTube, for example, or the raucous chatter among his fans on message boards. At the Tiny Desk, Alex G and his band dialed down the volume for a handful of songs from across his vast discography. They started with a couple songs from his stellar new album, God Save Th