Alexander 23 shares new song and self-animated lyric video “I Hate You So Much”

Yesterday, rising singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Alexander 23 debuted a new, self-produced song “I Hate You So Much” and accompanying self-animated lyric video—watch below. This marks the first new music from the 24-year-old artist—who just sold out two headline shows, his first-ever, at The Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles—since 2019’s critically acclaimed debut EP I’m Sorry I Love You.

“‘I Hate You So Much’ is about being emotionally haunted by someone you desperately want to despise. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to hate someone, you can’t escape your unhealthy love for them,” Alexander says.

Born Alexander Glantz, the Chicago native is the sole creative force behind Alexander 23: he writes, records and produces all of his music in addition to making the artwork for his singles and merch as well as animating his lyric videos. Writing and recording music since the age of 12, Alexander spent his teenage years refining his musical sensibilities playing in bands. He experienced a major creative breakthrough in 2018 when he wrote the song “When I Die,” and in March 2019, he made his debut with “Dirty AF1s,” which premiered as Apple Music’s Bop of the Week and landed on Spotify’s highly-coveted New Music Friday playlist. Later in 2019 he went on tour with Alec Benjamin, Omar Apollo and mxmtoon and made his Lollapalooza debut.

Recorded at Alexander’s home studio in L.A., I’m Sorry I Love You finds the multitalented artist tapping into the deeply personal yet relatable pathos that has come to define his music. In addition to championing raw emotion and eclectic sonic styles like lo-fi pop, folk, R&B and hip hop, I’m Sorry I Love You showcases Alexander’s penchant for writing songs spontaneously—he finds sudden inspiration in simple exchanges and moments in everyday life and translates them into complex emotional soundscapes. Although Alexander controls all aspects of the recording and writing processes, he attributes specific importance to the lyrics he writes. “I’ve learned from making music for so long that no matter how catchy a song is, or how much I like the production, I’ll only end up wanting to put something out if the lyrics really mean something to me,” he says.

Alexander 23 tour dates:

February 13 – Dallas, TX – Canton Hall
February 15 – Dallas, TX – Canton Hall
February 16 – Austin, TX – Emo’s Austin
February 18 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
February 19 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
February 21 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
February 22 – Columbus, OH – Express Live
February 23 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
February 27 – Boston, MA – House of Blues Boston
February 28 – Boston, MA – House of Blues Boston
February 29 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
March 3 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
March 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
March 5 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
March 10 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
March 11 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
March 12 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
March 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
March 16 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Sodo
March 17 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
March 19 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
August 11 – Miami, FL – Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
August 14 – Houston, TX – Revention Music Center
August 15 – Dallas, TX – Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
August 16 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
August 18 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Complex (Outdoors)
August 21 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
August 22 – Las Vegas, NV – Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
August 25 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
August 26 – Seattle, WA – Wamu Theater
August 28 – Berkeley, CA – Hearst Greek Theatre
August 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
August 30 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre