Aidan Alexander is able to share his vulnerabilities and inventive sensibility along with his first single “I Don’t Love You,” premiering solely on Billboard immediately (Sept. 18).
The 18-year-old Los Angelite is perhaps new to the music trade, however has already carved a spot within the performing world, starring alongside Golden Globe nominee Bill Paxton within the movie Red Wing and in roles on the tv exhibits Baby Doll Records and Play by Play.
Alexander, whose musical influences vary from Fleetwood Mac to Frank Sinatra, first discovered his love for music after listening to Billie Holiday’s “Good Morning Heartache.” Since then, pursuing a musical profession has been a high precedence.
“I used to be uninterested in listening to hole love songs on the radio and that sort of impressed me to toy with the title ‘I Don’t Love You.’ I wrote it about somebody that I really did love very a lot, simply not in THAT approach,” the singer tells Billboard of his debut tune. “I bear in mind being so heartbroken and feeling so responsible, prefer it was my fault for not requiting these emotions. It made me really feel horrible considering I made somebody really feel a sense I’m all too aware of, and would by no means deliberately inflict on anybody,” he provides.
Alexander believes the expertise allowed him to face emotions he wasn’t snug with at first, and though he initially thought of “I Don’t Love You” a tragic tune, he now sees it as a battle cry.
“I Don’t Love You” is an atmospheric electro-pop ballad that highlights Alexander’s dreamy vocals floating in opposition to a lush backdrop. Reflecting on a previous relationship and his incapacity to dive deeper into it, Alexander admits, “I don’t love you/All the precise issues nonetheless really feel mistaken/Still really feel mistaken/You want somebody I can’t change into.”
The singer is at present placing the ending touches on his debut EP, set for launch later this yr.
