We’re in a whole different world now. Alex G, once a human lo-fi Bandcamp record factory, is a major-label artist and a regular on late-night televisions. He released his RCA debut Headlights earlier this year, and he performed on Kimmel during a week when a whole lot of eyes were on Kimmel. On Monday night, Alex G kept the promo train rolling, playing the Headlights single “June Guitar” on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show.
I don’t know if I would’ve predicted this, but Alex G totally works as a TV act. It would be nice if he glanced up at the crowd every once in a while, but he’s a good-looking guy who takes clear, evident delight in kicking out his jams, even in a sterile TV studio. It’s fun to watch him and his band casually shred their way through “June Guitar.”
Near the end of the performance, Alex G puts down his guitar and picks up an accordion, and he makes that look cool. Do you know how hard it is to look cool while playing accordion on TV? It’s practically the entire premise of the beloved, long-running sitcom Family Matters. Alex G pulls it off. See it for yourself below.
Headlights is out now on RCA.
