What is Alex G?
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Alex G | image = Alex G.jpg | caption = Alex G performing at the [[St Jerome's Laneway Festival]] in Brisbane, 2018 | alias = (Sandy) Alex G (from 2017–2020) | birth_name = Alexander Giannascoli | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|02|03}} | birth_place = [[Havertown, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| *[[Indie rock]] *[[indie folk]] *[[slacker rock]] *[[lo-fi]] *[[folktronica]] *[[bedroom pop]] *[[slowcore]] }} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer-songwriter|record producer}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|drums|keyboards|bass}} | years_active = 2009–present | label = {{hlist|[[Domino Recording Company|Domino]]|[[Run for Cover Records|Run for Cover]]|[[Orchid Tapes]]|Lucky Number|[[RCA records|RCA]]}} | past_member_of = The Skin Cells | associated_acts = [[Frank Ocean]], [[Emily Yacina]] | website = {{URL|sandyalexg.com}} }} '''Alexander Giannascoli''' (born February 3, 1993), better known by his stage names '''Alex G''' or, formerly, '''(Sandy) Alex G''',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2087978/sandy-alex-g-name-change/news/|title=Alex G Officially Drops the (Sandy)|date=June 15, 2020}}</ref> is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He started his career releasing albums himself on [[Bandcamp]] and started getting fans with his label debut, ''[[DSU (album)|DSU]]'' (2014), released on [[Orchid Tapes]] and a lot of people liked it. He later signed with Lucky Number, who rereleased his earlier releases, ''Rules'' and ''Trick'' (2012). In 2015, he joined [[Domino Recording Company]] and released his sixth studio album, ''[[Beach Music (album)|Beach Music]]''. He followed it in 2017 with ''[[Rocket (Alex G album)|Rocket]]'', which even more people liked. Giannascoli's eighth studio album, ''[[House of Sugar]]'', was released in 2019, and his ninth, ''[[God Save the Animals]]'', in 2022