Alex G - Hope (Official Video) 

I feel like Alex usually expresses himself through fictional or semi-fictional characters and worlds. But this has to be one of his most emotionally direct songs and it's stunning

My uncle passed as morphine addict in 2007. That wasn’t who he was. A lot of family around me labelled him as a lowlife, someone to avoid, but every time I saw him he had something good to say, something positive to teach me and my sisters. Ironically, out of all of my family, he spent the most time in our lives before he passed. Mum and I love you always Uncle Paul.

can't imagine a better way to be remembered than in Alex G's verse

This hits different now. My lil sister just died of a fentanyl overdose last month. Thanks for being there Alex G.

He was a good friend of mine He died, why write about it now? Gotta honour him somehow Yeah, saw some people cryin' that night Yeah, Fentanyl took a few lives from our life Alright I awoke in the middle of the night He spoke with his eyes half-closed Can you give me somethin' else to eat? Got a hole in my chest, I can't take it anymore Put my pillow to the test, let me rest In the house, they were callin' out his name All night takin' turns on the bed Throwin' bottles from the windows of the home On Hope Street You can write a check in my name now Eddie, take the money and run

As a guitarist, this song is an absolute chord progression strumming valhalla

this song reminds me of my bestfriend who died this year. she was my only friend and reason to keep going. and here i am now almost a year later. still pushing. but its still for her sake. i want to make her proud and dedicate all the success that ill make in my art career to her. rest in peace my love, koda

My cousin passed last year from a fentanyl overdose. I still think about him often, this song is often one I skip over due to the sadness it brings me. Such powerful lyrics it has. You never think that this kind of stuff will effect you until it does

best artist making music right now

GO LITTLE DUDE GO LOOK AT HIM GO

HOUSE OF SUGAR IS GOING TO MAKE THIS FALL BEARABLE

cryin

Man I loved this song and never really digested the lyrics in the first chorus until reading through them. Hits hard. We've all lost someone close to us at some point, or will.

i’ll never forget the first time i heard this song, the first line really hit me hard especially since i lost my brother/closest friend years prior. i just felt a really strong connection to the song and years later it got me through another really rough point in life when my close friend and roommate was dealing with drug abuse. it was a really scary year and i’d sit by his bedside most nights checking his pulse and breathing and making sure he didn’t sleep on his back. i was afraid to sleep because i was terrified he’d od. while he was in rehab i’d just sit alone in my room and listen to this song. rehab was rough for him but i think it helped even a little and he’s doing so much better now thankfully and doesn’t do pills anymore. my heart goes out to everyone grieving in the comments, not every story has a similar happy ending. tell your friends and your family you love them and always check up on people you love. you never know what someone is going through. as someone who used to do so and is now over a year sober, i can say with my whole heart that coping with substance is never the right choice and will leave you worse off. if you’re reading this God loves you

RIP to all the homies, thank you alex

This song is a sad blanket of comfort. Hurts to listen to but I can’t stop. Truly a beautifully written and composed song, thanks man.

i love you alex g n i can’t wait for the new album

This song sends a shiver through me and I don’t know why

living an hour out of philadelphia, i always used to see advertisements and billboards for sugarhouse casino. i always imagined it as some great palace that adults could only enter. alex g really drives it home. this album really hits hard for me as i had a girlfriend who was seriously addicted to opiates and other hard drugs. I can relate and feel a lot of lyrics on this song, addiction is such a horrible thing to experience secondhand, i just can't imagine trying shit like that anymore. I will never forget the effects these substances can have on somebody, and the lessons ive learned surrounding drugs. i am so glad that i never had to go through a loss like this. thank you alexander for putting my emotions into words :)

I always cry a little bit when I listen to this. Stay strong as you can everyone we'll make it.

album of the year incoming

we about to get a classic album huh?

Cried listening to this song a few nights ago, practically out of nowhere. The first line of the song just hit me really hard. I'm lucky that I haven't yet lost any family members who I know personally, and I guess to an extent it means that I'm quite disconnected with the reality of death, it's often just something that you hear in songs or see in movies. That's not to say I struggle with empathy regarding death, I've lost 3 of my favourite musical artists within the past 5 years, I know the sinking feeling in your stomach when you hear someone has died and it sticks with me. It was the delivery of 'a good friend of mine' that really pushed me over the edge, death is real and it can happen to anyone around us at any time, it's not always years away. It's the fact that they never come back, it's permanent, there is never a chance to catch up, often not even a chance to say goodbye. It's just that immediate absence, it's not healthy for the mind, for someone to be here one day and gone the next, it can't be healthy.

Your the real deal. This is going to be record of the year. The song is a masterpiece and so was "Gretel". Gotta give a shout out those lyrics. Really strikes a chord for many out their. "He was a good friend of mine He died Why I write about it now Gotta honor him somehow"

Earlier this year my best friend hung herself just a few weeks from prom. We were planning to go dress shopping together. We had plans for the weekend. She was always laughing she was always happy. Listening to this song makes my stomach hurt. Her mom and dad were divorced and she didn't have a lot of money, her mom had cancer and couldnt get a job. But she was always laughing. When they told me what happened I was laughing. It didn't feel real. I called our other friend and we were laughing on the phone it was surreal. When we met at the hospital and saw her with all those tubes and cables.. thats when we started to cry. I feel like talking about it all the time. Even though its been months i feel like my friends and family should still be talking about it. I don't think about her all the time but when I do I feel like im trapped like im falling forever. My stomach and my heart ache so bad its a physical pain. You never think something like that could happen to you but it can. Please be kind to one another you don't know who's in pain. She was my best friend and I didn't.

This is the song I'm going to play to my alien while we're driving home through the Mojave desert

I live just a few blocks from Hope Street. Every time I walk down the street (it's more of a lane) to get somewhere, I gotta listen to this.

"yeah, fentanyl took a few lives from our life alright" I miss every one

why he gotta make me feel things

literally the best song I've ever heard that makes me cry

Blows my mind he keeps getting better. Most artists that’ve put out as much content start to lose their stride and suck, there’s only so much fuel in the tank but I feel like this guys just getting started and already a legend. Damn.

This might be the greatest discomfort food ever.

Rest in peace Kally. I don’t judge you for any of the things you struggled with and i’m so sorry that anyone ever did. Maybe if our grandma was kinder to you things wouldn’t have turned out this way and I’m sorry I never stood up for you, I was too scared of her and i know that’s no excuse i’m sorry, but you were a hero to me for how you stood up to her, you still are a hero to me. I could be myself around you and I even felt safe enough to come out to you and you’re one of the few people who actually knew me. If you were still here I know you’d understand how it feels now that we have to go and live with grandma, and I might be able to tell you what I’ve never told anyone about what she did to me as a kid. I felt safe around you and you were such a good person and so so kind and wonderful and supportive and fuck her for trying to tell you you weren’t, I love you dude and I hope there’s an afterlife so I can hug you again and we can get to know each other like we had started too before you passed. I love you kally and you’re the best cousin I could’ve asked for, rest in peace.

Rest in piece to Ryan Wilson of the band Pill Friends

this video is such a good thing to humanity. people see a puppet dancing, i see my true self. i see the self nobody sees. this puppet is so nostalgic for me since as a kid, ive loved puppets like this. until 2020 i lost interest in them. thank you so much alex. i will never forget what you have done to humanity. ❤

omg how can music be this wonderful?

I can’t explain how much I love this song. Like seriously it’s the best song I’ve heard. The lyrics, tune, and everything’s so good.

Makes my heart beat a little louder, reminds you of when you first heard the news, when you heard it was in their sleep, when it was just bad luck.

Alex G stays making exactly the album I need when he makes it

Fentanyl has almost killed me 7 times. Lucky to be alive. This song hits hard.

My partner overdosed on fentanyl two years ago, but the last year or so he was alive we used to listen to this song together a lot, I still can’t listen to this without falling apart. Idk what else to say, but this song is beautifully crafted.. Rest in peace Quaid Irving

Found out yesterday that a friend I made in Rehab passed away. This song brings tears to my eyes. RIP Edgar, Ur giggles will be missed

Rest In Peace to all of our brothers.

I needed this very very badly thank you

This song is just so tragic, its so well made but a song has never made me feel so bad for someone

Absolutely can't get enough of this track, has me in tears often. Can't wait for the record. It reminds me a lot of 'gnaw' one of my favorite old alex songs

September can't come soon enough

This song is a masterpiece

Lost my cousin to fentanyl last year and this song hit me like a train when I was listening to his discography thanks for the beautiful music❤❤

"Hope" debuted at #6 on the New Alternative 40 Chart this week!

this song reminds me of an old friend, Joey, he got lost into the world of drugs and it just feels like there’s no coming back for him. i miss you dearly joey

I remember showing one of my best friends sandy Alex g because I was so happy to have finally found someone like Elliott smith. Elliott was one of our favorites. But she died less than a year after I showed her this song and it just makes me think of her every time

Really feeling the Race vibes with this one. Classic Alex G, I love it

this hurts. I'm so tired of fent killing people. Check on your friends. Don't judge people for using drugs.

That instrumental interlude!!!! This makes me feel an ethereal ambien cowboy

“Yeah, Eddie take the money and run”. That hits deep.

Im legit so excited he only gets better this is beautiful

wow I didn't expect to be crying immediately. RIP all the kids we lost to H and fentanyl

Rare footage of Zach "Psychicpebbles" Hadel dancing

Has to be my current favorite of his. Innnncredible.

THIS IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SONG!

Only started listening to Alex G this year. Went through all his albums which in my opinion got progressively stronger. Genuinely haven't been this excited for an album in years.

i'm so glad to be clean. godspeed to those of you struggling as I have. this song haunts me to this day

Always Impressed. Keep it up Alex and I’m hyped for the album

This is the saddest song I have ever heard. I love it.

This is what I got to wake up to ❤ Thank you so much for creating works of art. My days are always much easier to cope with thanks to your songs.

Best since Elliott Smith and Conor oberst

I lost my best friend to their addiction, that song hits harder than my dad.

The first few notes took me to exactly where his music always takes me, thanks again Alex G :,)

best alex g song out here , no doubt

Wow. What a song. I'm hearing this for the first time on the Indie TV station and I can't explain it but my life just changed for the better.

no one understands how many times i have listened to this song

I can’t alex g i love you with my entire heart

I haven't lost a friend to drugs thankfully but your music makes me feel like i have he captures emotion perfectly and this song just gets me good . Thank you Sandy Alex G .

This is one of those songs where you just want to start running into the night just as far as you can before you collapse

i lost my best friend today from an overdose and i was crying to a friend of mine who showed me this song and told me to listen to the lyrics. i absolutely lost it. i miss you so much brother. it’s not right. i’ve listened to this song 5 times in a row now. i miss you so much.

The song is beautiful and the video is kind of happy/creepy... i love it !

i can’t wait to hear live/acoustic performances of this

Thank you Alex G for your music being there ❤

god i love alex g

This song is beyond beautiful.

This is riveting. So stoked for this album

I feel like all of the G man's past projects have been leading to this moment. And this is just a taste. I love it

These compositions are deep friend. Amazing intertwining of audio elements cascade into memory rivers. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

i lived this song. almost a year ago, i lost two good friends to fentanyl overdoses within days of each other. Thank You Alex G, for all yr music but esp. this song. i listen to it to honor them somehow ❤

too good

alex your spoiling us

i can't put into words how good this song is....

I love the clip and the music

Can’t express his beautiful this is, but wants to make me cry

te amo alex g

Took me a while to be able to listen this after my best friend and past band mate overdosed on fentanyl 7 months ago. I was fan of the song prior not having read the lyrics and now it tears me to shreds when it comes on. It’s like he wrote this song knowing exactly how I feel and I can’t tell you how much it genuinely means to me. Thanks Alex G 🖤

hey man, i lost a good buddy a while ago due to od, this song is somethign i remember him by thank you so much for what you do!

This will be Brother G’s defining album, you heard it here first

this song made me cry so hard i literally threw up for the first time in years

Rest in peace, Jared. You are missed.

this is my new favorite song by him

Damn!! This has got to be one of his songs which struck me emotionally. This one tells a story which i bet some of us can somehow relate to in such a different level. Love u Alex G!!

Would do just about anything for another great Alex G album like this during the pandemic..

House of sugar will always be my favourite alex g album