Alex Cameron

I like this artist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3htbX9bW55o

Best moment here is when the "dumbest, richest guy at the bar" interrupts his own monologue to irrelevantly tell us what a "prick" his brother is. it's such a good detail -- a drunk too wrapped up in bitterness to follow a train of thought -- and it's done so subtley.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ0AzJWKHiY

This is another good song about bitterness. "You need to wait your turn / wait your turn like I did."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9zr-u22aAI

i listened to this album a lot last year. Take Care of Business is great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tGqK8_6hL4

just waiting the tom d post

No love for the ironic 80s-influenced album, released recently - Forced Witness? Listen, I'm old, and I inherently love the 80s-inspired power-ballad brilliance that this album brings, but I still think there will be some potential cross-breed ILM love:

Stranger’s Kiss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4C-Lw-YaWg

Politics of Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOSB0qM22VU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvrZJ5C_Nwg

this kind of sucks tbh but i like the part that starts around 2:15, which the commenters tell me has already been turned into a meme

this one, though, doesn't suck. still pretty goofy, but good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQM9yVV4Dfw

Love this album.

Yeah, thought there were more ardent 80's-pop listeners here, even the cheesy kind that Cameron attracts (like me).

There is something perfectly “off” about Cameron’s best songs. If ILM doesn’t appreciate it, the reason is that they are a bunch of philistines.

Anyone with any sort of aesthetic sensitivity would adore the things I adore.

i don't really like this anywhere as much as his debut, it feels more like straight up pastiche. the debut had that haunting minimalism to it that was much more effective

so, this guy is pretty hilarious, the "nigerian guy" chorus on "True Lies" is v well executed imo

he does the whole ironic portrayal of contemporary unsympathetic character 1000x better than FJM imo, maybe because he's better at involving emotionally with his characters, making them truly, touchingly sad

also the songs are really catchy

I'd be interested to know if any ilxors find the use of "faggot" on "Marlon Brando" offensive

who's FJM?

father john misty :(

The first three songs are the best. Reminds me of Brandon Flowers solo album aesthetic but w Ween lyrics although works better imo when not too overtly comedic/shows his hand. The use of “faggot” in “Marlon Brando” made me think his humor is slightly dated, like it hinges on the transgression of the word itself.

yeah, I'm not sure the line is supposed to be funny though, apparently inspired by a recent incident where one of his friends was called a "faggot" at a bar

That’s interesting. Yeah listening to it again, I think you're right.

'marlon brando' is depressing and hilarious

this is good performance art

the best "high concept" indie artist of the millennial generation.

this is so funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_nNUgIGjZw

It might appear like
I'm drivin' straight for the moat
Oh, baby, but it's one of those cars
That turns into a boat

...

there's only room for one in a k hole