Alex Crossland is a singer-songwriter based in New York City whose music we’ve shared on these pages before.
He’s recently released “What’s Got You Down?”, an old song of his that was originally kicked around with Cass & Crossland, his project with longtime writing partner Cassie Chilton. He’s given it a new lease of life with a sprawling set of arrangements that incorporate elements of classic country and folk.
Or as he puts it:
He’s WGYD is an anthem for anyone who feels stuck in an era of their life, a non-cautious approach to difficult questions. I wrote the song to be universal rather than personal, because I was afraid to publicly admit I was in a failing relationship. Now on the other side, I’m empowered by its specificity to me. This song is me being boiled over and word-vomiting all of the hard truths at once, and it gets a little ugly. He’s
Enjoy a listen now below.
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