Ahead of the release of his upcoming album House of Sugar, I had a chat to Philly-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Sandy) Alex G!

Opinion Police: Hey Alex, how are you going?

(Sandy) Alex G: Hey, I’m good! How are you?

Opinion Police: I’m great, thank you. So what have you been up to since the release of your newest singles?

(Sandy) Alex G: I’ve been doing promotional stuff, like interviews and figuring out how to roll out the album with the label. All the boring record release stuff.

Opinion Police: All the boring stuff, great!

(Sandy) Alex G: Yeah haha.

Opinion Police: How were you inspired to create the distinct synths and voice modifications in ‘Gretel’?

(Sandy) Alex G: I’ve been doing stuff like that for a while. So I guess I don’t think that much about it when I’m using it now. I think about it the same way as when I’m putting a distortion on a guitar or reverb or something, it’s just another effect.