Rolling Stone India feature IIja Alexander releases new song

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Rolling Stone India feature and dream-pop artist Ilja Alexander released the romantic song ‘I’ll Wait’ via Green Monk Records.  The single was produced by Curtis Richardson (Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Joss Stone), Adien Lewis (Taemin, SHINee, NCT Dream and BTS’ single, ‘Inner Child’ on their latest album) and Alexander, mixing by Matt Wiggins (U2, Adele, Lorde) and mastering by Randy Merrill (Taylor Swift, Liam Gallagher, Lady Gaga). Alexander has a wide range of support dominating in Indonesia, including publications like Cosmopolitan Magazine, CLEO Magazine, and Medium.

Born in Amsterdam, Alexander moved to London to build his career in music and form a band. He grew up with his siblings all taking interest in music performance in their teen years. During a an exchange program to Osaka, the young singer realized that he had the ability to hold an audience’s attention with his music. ‘I’ll Wait’ is filled with hope and light. Alexander’s voice charms along with the romantic lyrical sentiments.

Exit Through sound adds, “Reminiscent of the early British rock scene with particular focus on the work of  Paul Mc Cartney and John Lennon, Alexander combines this distinct sound with contemporary fine-tuning in the form of electronic adornment. The overall tone of the track is hope turned to joy, expressing his feelings about his love from afar.”
Sound Labyrinth says, “‘I’ll Wait’ is a romantic ode to a lover. The lyrics express promise of a future together, even though the lovers cannot be together at present. The lyrics are somewhat bittersweet, but the instrumental and electronics ease the sadness with its hopeful and upbeat tempo.”



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