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EUROPEAN TOUR WITH YUNA UNDERWAY
“meet alextbh, Malaysia’s first queer pop star” – i-D
“…R&B-inflected, adventurous pop music. His songs are smart, left-of-center, and explicitly honest” – PAPER
“breaking barriers with his adventurous pop music.” – V Magazine
“his music is not only an outlet for him to express himself, but also a platform to promote equality and fight for change.” – Bustle
“a rising star with a voice to make change.” – The Line of Best Fit
“alextbh lovingly crafts bedroom R&B-pop with just the slightest edge of gentle melancholy” – Billboard
“sounds soaked in freedom. We’re talking warm weather R&B-tinged pop, inflected with funk” – Wonderland
Today, Malaysian artist alextbh has debuted a brand new single titled “superstore.” Listen to the song everywhere now here.
A downtempo r&b track lined with sultry melodies and sparse production, Alex describes, “I took my Tinder date to a gay bar called Dalston Superstore in London. At first I was afraid of the idea of falling in love with him, because evidently we got along very well from the get go. We went outside for a smoke break and I took a good look at him, knowing fully that I want neither of us to get hurt. But the more I knew this guy, the less infatuated I got, and that strangely made me appreciate him more. So this song is a celebration of that. Of the fact that you can look into a relationship and say ‘maybe it ain’t that deep’ and still be content with it.”
This week, alextbh also hit the road as direct support with Yuna on her European tour. The dates follow a slew of live highlights including shows with Khalid, Clean Bandit, Sevdaliza, and Jess Connelly, as well as festivals such as Good Vibes Festival in Malaysia, Laneway Festival in Singapore, and Lalala Festival in Indonesia.
See all tour dates with Yuna below:
Dec 2 // Copenhagen, Denmark @ Beta*
Dec 3 // Berlin, Germany @ Musik & Frieden*
Dec 4 // Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso Noord*
Dec 6 // Cologne, Germany @ Stadtgarten*
DEc 8 // Paris, France @ LA Bellevilloise*
Dec 10 // Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique Rotonde*
Dec 12 // London, UK @ Electric Brixton*
* w/Yuna
Living openly gay and proudly emboding his queer identity, the Kuala Lumpur native is an anomaly among a highly conservative and unaccepting Malaysian society where the government has been outwardly opposed to the LGBTQIA+ community. For Alex, music is not only an outlet for resistance but a platform to inspire strength and progress within his community.
New single “superstore” is the first to see a release since alextbh’s string of late 2018 / early 2019 singles, which kicked off with “still mine,” a lush pop r&b track which was released alongside a stunning official video here. He followed with “walls,” a pulsing slow jam produced by acclaimed UK artist Maths Time Joy. Watch the “walls” lyric video here. Alex kicked off 2019 with “no space,” a bombastic track further asserting his place among the top up-and-coming pop artists. Listen here.
alextbh has seen widespread critical love with early support from outlets including i-D, PAPER, V Magazine, Billboard, Wonderland, Pride.com, among many others.
Since his debut release “tbh,” alextbh has amassed over 30 million Spotify streams with track “Stoop So Low” garnering nearly 18 million streams alone. He has also been featured on the cover of Spotify Malaysia’s ‘New Music Friday’ playlist multiple times
Stream “superstore” now at the links below and look out for more material to come from alextbh soon.
STREAM
“superstore”
“no space”
“walls” + lyric video
“still mine” + video
Spotify
Apple Music
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