Raised on her father's 70s classic rock tunes in the car and her mother's love of 80s pop that involved many listens to Madonna, Los Angeles based artist Alex Beck formed her unique sound from the influence of her two parents in her youth. Even from her first ever performance in fourth grade, Alex knew that music was one of her truest passions, and once she hit high school this driving force to pursue it only further dominated.

Alex's latest single 'Wishful Thinking' marks her first release of the year, and is an eloquent expression of her music styling that combines both elements of old school rock and roll and the engaging dance-like thrills of 80s pop. From the tender electric guitar plucks and strums to synth beats that make this slow paced melancholic heartache of a release feel a little brighter, this new single perfectly balances the edge between catchy pop earworm and tear-jerking heartbreak anthem in a way that lets you dash between both dancing and crying along. Perfect to set the scene on late nights or those summer sunsets that conclude a new fling, Alex has created quite the experience within 'Wishful Thinking' that brings comfort to those aching in her own experiences and soft sounds. Through a soundscape of such delicacy, the simple beat is perfect to keep you bopping along, whilst in the forefront of it all there's an ethereality and whimsical nature to it all in the reverberation of sound that prevails. On top of such a heavenly mix of instrumentals and sounds, Alex's vocals truly perfect the release as her tone allows for an excellent expression of impressive vocal range while still displaying an inherent depth and intimacy that not all artists are able to capture.

Painfully raw, Alex pens 'Wishful Thinking' from the all too well-known experience of a relationship hitting the end of it's road, despite all hopes it could go on just for a moment longer. Between every attempt to patch things back together, the stitches just keep coming loose and at some point it's truly unavoidable not to face the inevitable end. With a chorus that reflects upon wishing things could be different, that just for a moment you could fall in love once again, 'Wishful Thinking' reminds listeners that it's okay to reflect on both the good and bad parts of your burnt out old relationships - 'Always wonder if I ever look back will I ever see you like I always have, or is that wishful thinking?' There's an evident shift between wishing things could be different, to reminding listeners that sometimes running is ultimately the needed outcome, with an almost conversational approach to allow for a more hectic and realistic verbalised thought process of coming to such a personal realisation.

If this sounds just like the cathartic experience you've been needing, give a listen to 'Wishful Thinking' for yourself here as we're absolutely certain it'll give you both the comfort and confrontation you're looking for - alongside instrumentals that are to die for!

Written by: Tatiana Whybrow

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