Growing up isn’t easy yet aspirational, teenage songwriting sensation, Alex Spencer finds the upside to every stumble and misstep on fiery earworm single, One Step Forward – OUT NOW!

Signed, sealed and delivered in just two-and-a-half, sky-streaking minutes, Spencer’s beyond-his-years lyricism and superheated, meteoric way with melody fizz throughout the song which guides the way to his debut, five track EP of the same name released this Fri 10 November 2023.

With his overground emergence only coming in the spring, with the release of his debut single with hit-making indie label, Modern Sky – A Night To Waste – Spencer’s eventful year of leaving school, gigging and releasing will come to a head by supporting Jamie Webster at a SOLD OUT O2 Victoria Warehouse on Sat 18 November and a celebratory night headlining his home city’s ornate Deaf Institute venue on Fri 24 November. Aiming to prove the word-of-mouth buzz counts as irrefutable truth on the night, the few remaining tickets for his debut top-billing show at the ornate venue are available HERE.

Putting all of himself into his music, Spencer’s desire to hurdle mundane mishaps and swerve anyone that would choose to set obstacles in his way beats loudly through One Step Forward’s aspirational indie heart. Pieced together into future headliner-standard perfection from raw bedroom beginnings with artist, songwriter and producer, Adam French, the potent, final EP taster effortlessly evokes the romantic, working-class defiance of Sam Fender and the joyful, up-tempo pop of Declan McKenna.

One Step Forward talks about how sometimes life can take a turn and stop you in your tracks. These things are gonna try and stop you hitting your goal but you just gotta move forward, don’t let it bother you or set you back.

Alex Spencer on One Step Forward

Also including previous summertime singles, One Way Ticket and Do What I Wanna, Spencer’s
youthful take on life that happens around and to him and his friends, cut to sounds inspired by long-term loves including Arctic Monkeys and The Beatles, is spread across all five tracks on his first EP. Joining those singles is yet-to-be-heard, but needs to be heard to be believed crowd-pleaser, Waiting For The Change.
The full EP, with track listing confirmed below, will be available via all usual digital outlets as well as
on limited edition CD, available to buy from www.alexspencermusic.com

  1. One Step Forward
  2. One Way Ticket
  3. Do What I Wanna
  4. Waiting For The Change
  5. A Night To Waste

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