ALEX THE ASTRONAUT Shares 'Like A Version' Cover of ELO's "Mr. Blue Sky" + Launches "Alex Learns..." Series

ALEX THE ASTRONAUT WATCH HER BRILLIANT triple j AUSTRALIA’S ‘LIKE A VERSION’ COVERING ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA’S “MR. BLUE SKY” LAUNCHES HER ‘ALEX LEARNS...’ SERIES ‘THE THEORY OF ABSOLUTELY NOTHING’ DEBUT ALBUM FROM THE AUSTRALIAN STORYTELLER OUT NOW!

Photo by Jess Gleeson - Download HERE   “For fans of Courtney Barnett and positivity: this one from Australia's Alex the Astronaut is a song we all need on our playlist.” - Refinery29 re: “I Think You’re Great” "It’s a dynamic, ambitious debut cut with a very human touch... Gut-led, emotionally driven and full of goosebump-inducing magic, ‘The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing’ cements Alex The Astronaut’s hype as one of the best rising artists around... this debut album is a work of genius" - NME (5 / 5 Stars) “Alexandra Lynn is so adept at writing pop songs that capture the rush of young love, friendship, confusion, sadness and all those messy situations that dominate your early 20s" - The Guardian “that’s the strength of Alex The Astronaut, her ability to make you relate, to catch you with a melody as you slowly realise a little part of yourself in the lyrics you’ve been subconsciously humming.” - The Line of Best Fit   Sydney, Australia-based singer, songwriter and storyteller ALEX THE ASTRONAUT released her anticipated debut album The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing last month via Nettwerk. The album and its singles have received international radio play and non-comm spins in major US cities including LA and Philadelphia, and media acclaim including from The New York Times, NPR Music, The Guardian, Refinery29, NME, Brooklyn Vegan, FLOOD Magazine and more. Listen to the album now: https://alextheastronaut.ffm.to/ttoanalbum.   Alex recently performed as part of triple j Australia’s ‘Like a Version’ series, where she performed album single “I Think You’re Great” and covered Electric Light Orchestra’s pop gem “Mr. Blue Sky.”“Whether you have a good day or a very, very bad day this song feels perfect,” notes Alex. “I used to hear it at my parents parties, it was in Guardians of the Galaxy and the most perfect character, Groot, dances to it, I feel like it’s the most fitting life theme tune, especially right now. I wanted to dedicate the song to the kids who are in high school looking at the world right now. I can imagine it would be so scary seeing all of this and songs can’t solve any of that but they can make you feel understood which is a good start. I hope I did the song justice.” For the performances, Alex was also joined on drums by Australian music legend and drummer Lindy Morrison, from the influential band The Go-Betweens. Watch the brilliant performances of “Mr. Blue Sky” & “I Think You’re Great” and stream "Mr. Blue Sky" on DSPs here: https://abcmusic.lnk.to/MrBlueSky. Watch Alex the Astronaut's Cover of "Mr. Blue Sky" for 'Like A Version'

Alex also recently launched her ‘Alex Learns...’ series via Instagram. In it, Alex learns something new during the course of the video while injecting each episode with her trademark charm and wit. Episode 1 of the series is “Alex Learns… Drums!” featuring Daniel Hanson, the drummer from Ball Park Music who also co-produced the album and wrote the drum parts on The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing. In the episode, Dan teaches Alex to play the drum part on her song “I Think You’re Great,” as seen on her ‘Like A Version’ performance. Watch Episode 1 of “Alex Learns…” via Instagram now and her YouTube page soon: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFf44ePDCVh. Watch "I Think You're Great" (Live for 'Like A Version')

A talented soccer player, Alex Lynn moved from Sydney to New York on a soccer scholarship in 2017 and studied Math and Physics at Long Island University. It was while she was in the US that she turned a streak of bold new life experiences into heart-swelling, folk-inflected pop songs under the name Alex the Astronaut. She has always had a supernatural knack for capturing human experience in song. On her debut album The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing, she grapples with the multitudes of life on a bigger scale than ever before and emerges optimistic.   Brought to life with upbeat melodies, plucked guitar and Alex’s signature vocals, The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing, is the work of a storyteller attuned to the world around her. It was co-produced by Hanson and his Ball Park Music bandmate Sam Cromack, mixed by Victor Van Vugt (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Beth Orton) and written / recorded across an 18-month period between Australia and the UK. Throughout the album, Alex takes listeners on a journey of love, loss, pain and change. She weaves a constellation of stories about the personal reckonings that come with growing up, as heard on the album’s previously released singles including “I Think You’re Great,” “Split the Sky,” “Lost,” “Banksia,” “I Like To Dance”-- which was featured on the The New York Times “Playlist,” and most recent single “Caught In The Middle.”

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