“It’s easy to forget that, when Rex Orange County started out, he often operated with a wilful cynicism. “It’s not worth forgetting about yourself / Because of one fucking girl,” he sang on ‘A Song About Being Sad’, a soulful lament centered around self-sabotaging that featured on his self-released debut, 2015’s ‘Bcos U Will Never Be Free’. He painted himself as having heartbreak worse than anyone,”
“Rex Orange County doubles down on his angsty but uplifting sonic formula”
“**Favorite tracks:** KEEP IT UP, OPEN A WINDOW, WORTH IT, AMAZING, ONE IN A MILLION, SHOOT ME DOWN, WHO CARES **Least favorite track:** 7AM [Watch the review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQGYOMoGEYw)”
“Since the 2015 release of his mixtape Bcos U Will Never B Free, Surrey singer-songwriter Alexander O’Connor, AKA Rex Orange County, has proved his knack for creating succinct bedroom pop whose youthful optimism is so vibrant as to sometimes verge on the saccharine. That sweetness was the perfect accompaniment for the acerbic introspection of US rapper Tyler, the Creator’s 2017 album Flower Boy, on”
