We recently had the distinct honor of checking out Toronto artist Alex Exists and his absolutely stunning debut album “Everybody’s Famous via The Confidence Emperors.

You can listen to “Everybody’s Famous” on Spotify Here and on Apple Music Here

We are not going beat around the bush with this review, Everybody’s Famous “ from the extremely talented Alex Exists is as much of an album as it is a total musical experience.

The album] is a unique set of stories about the complex and often absurd nature of human behaviour, and the need to express our truth and full potential,” says Alex. It’s the tension between these themes that fuel Everybody’s Famous and blends the rebellious, grungy, glammy, punky, and psychedelic sounds into an eight-track punch.

The album gets off to a blazing start with the magical opening track “Believe The Hype” The track has amazing cinematic quality to it that we absolutely love.

“Everybody’s Famous “ is one those special albums that doesn’t have a single bad track on it . From “With A Bang “ , “Camera Boy”and “Dancing With Chaos” Alex Exists cast a spectacular musical spell with his “show stopping “ album “Everybody’s Famous “

The track that we were really drawn to is “Mindful Madness “ The song has this really spooky/carnival/Willy Wonka vibe that we absolutely can not get enough of .

Mindful Madness, a song that explores the idea of maintaining a sense of awareness and purpose in the midst of chaos and confusion, and features the voice of Martha Johnson (Martha and the Muffins). As Alex puts it, “Her voice soars over the carnival grounds in such an eerily beautiful way.”

You can check out the visualizer for Mindful Madness below

On Mindful Madness, Alex shares: “With strong ties to struggling with mental illness and being on the brink of losing one’s sanity. As the song unfolds, one begins to see the madness as a source of creativity and insight, rather than a burden to be ashamed of.”

On the album, Alex further offers: “I aim to inspire listeners to navigate the complex social dynamics that shape our lives, and to never stop striving for something better. The message is clear: we have the power to change what we don’t like and the obligation to improve life for each other or else risk being trapped in the warped reality that these songs illustrate.”

Everybody’s Famous was produced mainly by Alex with assistance from Michael Fong. Drums were recorded at Revolution Recording in Toronto with Luke Schindler, and the rest of the tracks were recorded at Alex’s studio, Audio Ritual. The final product is a sonic exploration of expressing optimistic nihilism and radical authenticity as we tread into a brave new world. Alex quips the album resembles “a wrestling match with one’s ego.” It represents a story about finding one’s true self amidst the chaos, continuing to create through the chaos while learning how to wield the energy of the changing tides instead of swimming against it – and letting it destroy you.

Alex Exists is everything good about music . Alex is an artist who isn’t afraid to create music that is both creative and unique. The world is a better place because of artist like Alex Exists.