Rising pop artist Alex Frew has returned with a striking new release, “Something To Hold On To.” Listen to the song HERE and watch the visualizer below.
Highlighting Frew’s candid and unflinching brand of storytelling, “Something To Hold On To” narrates from the perspective of a vice latching onto an individual who needs it most. “This is a view point that I have always wanted to explore in my songwriting,” Alex Frew says. ‘It’s asking: “If my addictions had the ability to speak, what would they say?’ This song is a way in which I can navigate that perspective.”
Like the previous two tracks released from his forthcoming debut EP – “Get Out Alive” and “Antisocial Love Song” – “Something To Hold On To” grapples with the depression and anxiety that accompanies the transformation from young adulthood into adulthood. Because Alex Frew has always approached music as a coping skill to help navigate his way through life, his songs are incredibly personal and surprisingly mature. Documenting his experience with growth, change, self-discovery, confusion, unrest and dread by using honest and genuine emotions felt from within rather than looking back from a distance. Frew writes with an undeniable urgency, fueled by dark, dreamy production and slick, intoxicating hooks that propel the pure sonic distillation of adolescence in all its mixed-up, bittersweet beauty. The artist also recently released a mesmerizing cover of Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight” that appeared on the popular YouTube channel – Cover Nation.
The young artist’s music has already pulled in impressive support globally. BBC Bristol and BBC Guernsey have proudly interviewed Alex Frew, and the UK’s Mahogany Sessions released a live performance visual of Frew’s second single, “Antisocial Love Song” – watch here.