Alex Julia – “Making Friends With My Demons”

The striking black and white album cover art grabs your attention right away. It shows a detailed ink drawing of the artist holding a guitar while strange horned creatures surround the eerie scene. That powerful visual fits the heavy mood of “Making Friends With My Demons”. Two creators joined forces virtually across oceans, with the singer living in New York and the producer working in Germany. They never met face to face, yet they built a massive sound inspired by Nirvana and The Cure.

Looking over the full tracklist, twelve songs fill the record, ranging from “Created A Monster” and “Next Of Kin” to “I Felt A Chill”, “Can You Be My Guide?”, “54321”, and “He’s Always On My Mind”, alongside acoustic versions of “Next Of Kin” and the title track. Out of these, two songs stand out as absolute favorites. The first is “Naked In Your Bed”, a great rock track featuring an acoustic guitar that shifts into a huge grunge wall with haunting melodies and bluesy riffs. The second favorite is “Losing The Plot”, which takes a dark wave direction and turns heavy grief into a moody groove you can dance to.

Every single song on this brilliant record deals with deep real pain, trauma, and heavy loss. Rather than hiding from those dark moments, the music faces them straight on without any hesitation whatsoever. It comes across as a genuine journey of healing and taking full control of life again after suffering profound sorrow. You can easily tell that a massive amount of heart and dedication went into every single track on the record.

This release stands tall as some of the most honest music heard all year. It takes an incredible amount of courage to turn deep personal loss into such powerful art. The transatlantic partnership works wonderfully, giving the songs a gritty edge that stays in your head long after the album stops playing.

Go check out previous releases by Alex Julia to hear more great tunes from this truly talented songwriter and musician. Make sure to follow Alex Julia right now on social media platforms to stay completely updated about all new releases arriving globally for the rest of this amazing year.

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