Canadian singer and songwriter Alex Frew made a lot of people sit up and take note with his debut single Get Out Alive, which was released earlier this year. That track was a smart, slickly produced pop number that framed his rich vocals with a slow beat and warm sound.

Now the 18-year-old is back with the followup, Antisocial Love Song. Featuring fellow Canadian pop sensation A Is For Arrows, it is an angst-filled love song set to a sparse, almost ghostly backing track. It’s a far more low key affair than his first offering but has a wonderfully hypnotic feel. A Is For Arrows’ contribution is absolutely fantastic too, her vocals perfectly playing off of Frew’s own.

It’s a song that also shows Frew’s wonderful eye for a lyric, as he sings: “Lock myself inside my head / Never needed any other friends / Cause I would rather stay in bed / Living in another world instead / But when we met you turned a switch on / Never knew I could feel something so strong / This is an antisocial love song / So f**k the world this is where we belong”.

In a press statement released alongside the new single, Frew said: “This song is very important to me. It took on a new meaning after this global pandemic occurred. It wears its pop music qualities on its sleeve, but it touches on the difficulty of being alone and finding connections with others – a feeling which has only been amplified by the world’s current situation. I can’t wait to release it.”

To emphasise the influence of the current Coronavirus pandemic on the track, Frew sings “When I isolate you’re coming too / Because I want to be alone, alone with you”. If you’re looking for this kind of soulful introspection, Frew is quickly marking himself as a real talent to watch and anticipation will be building for his debut album.

Watch the official lyrics video for Antisocial Love Song here.

Find out more about Alex Frew on his official website.

Author: Joe Sharratt

Joe Sharratt is a writer and journalist based in the UK covering music, literature, sport, and travel.