PGM

Headlights

Album • Jul 18, 2025 • 12 songs, 40m 58s
Indieheads 848 Pitchfork 8.5/10 The Needle Drop 5/10 NME 4/5 The Line of Best Fit 6/10 Paste 7.9/10 Rolling Stone 4/5 Dork 4/5 DIY 5/5 All Music 3.5/5 The Skinny 4/5 Exclaim! 7/10 Clash 8/10 Slant 4.5/5 Pop Matters 7/10 Northern Transmissions 8.0/10 The Guardian 5/5 Spectrum Culture 80% Beats Per Minute 84%
Alex Giannascoli upgrades to hi-fi dad rock and sails home with a major label debut worthy of the all-time indie graduations.
Alex G renders another surrealist, shadowy world on his major label debut, 'Headlights' – read the NME album review
Headlights represents Alex G's flirtation with commercialized approaches, suburbanism, and, dare we say, the banal.
The culmination of fifteen years of exploration, refined.
On Headlights, his first album on a major label, Alex G drills deeper into a refinement of his sound, rarely deviating from expectations.
There has always been a certain warmth to the sonic world of Alex G. An ineffable, often uncanny familiarity that keeps listeners coming back time and
Alex G’s 10th studio album, ‘Headlights,’ doesn’t shy away from the glare, but rather steps into it.
Alex G writes beautiful compositions that incorporate moments of experimentation—a challenging yet effective combination that sets him apart from his contemporaries.
While the sonic invention and off-kilter details remain, on his 10th album the cult musician eschews distortion for melancholic melodies and crooked love songs