Pierce Alexander

As a quiet observer and listener, Pierce Alexander enters spaces with curiosity and leaves with an array of stories—many of them finding their way into his music. I Don’t Know How to Behave Online, the second studio LP from the singer-songwriter, feels like wandering through a half-lit park at dusk–wistful, tender, and equally forlorn. His latest work unravels themes of people projecting false realities, fleeting connection, and the quiet beauty of feeling lost in familiar places. True to its title, many of the songs also draw inspiration from the ever-shifting landscapes of the online world. The album is expected to drop later this year. Pierce Alexander spent his formative years wandering the cobblestone streets and soaking in the coastal charm of Charleston, South Carolina. Following the end of a fleeting long-distance relationship, he traveled up to Nashville, where he recorded his debut project, The Grand Scheme EP. The album’s acclaim led to performances across the greater Carolina area, including one at Bill Murray’s Charleston restaurant, Harold’s Cabin. For his debut full-length album, The Minutehand (2022), Pierce Alexander knew he wanted the songs to be more cohesive from the beginning. Finding himself unable to perform live due to the Covid crisis, he chose to start writing each song with just vocals and an acoustic guitar. “The Minutehand is reflective of the ebb and flow of certainty that I experienced during the making of the record. Unlike past releases, this album is focused more on the uncertainty of adult life, relationships, and major life decisions. The title comes from a line in one of the songs about how, in the end, it’s better to walk into uncharted territory than to just sit and wait for everything to feel right again,” said Alexander. Over the course of two years, he wrote somewhere upwards of about 50 songs. Narrowing it down to 10 tracks proved to be difficult, but the album’s final ten songs flow together harmoniously.