Singer/songwriter Alix Page made an immediate impression amongst many with her debut EP ‘Old News’ in January of this year. The self-written EP is described as “shaped by memories and fueled by passion”, for which Page sings about her past relationships. Highlighted by tracks like “Radiohead” and “25”, the SoCal native found it easy to capture her emotions in song. The former, speaks about the courage to confront heartbreak, as Page stated. That the song “is proof that you can be completely over someone and then have a dream about them and fall right back into feelings you didn’t know you still had. Around this time last year I had a dream about me and an ex moving into an apartment and painting it together. We hadn’t spoken in months and I genuinely hadn’t thought about it in a while but it felt SO scarily real. I woke up flustered and heard the whole thing in my head before I even got out of bed; I wrote the first verse and chorus right away.” Music has been an integral part of Page’s life since an early age and led her to attend an arts high school where she found a community of like-minded aspiring musicians that eventually exposed her to a wide range of music from Regina Spektor, Phoebe Bridgers and other singer/songwriters. While at school, she would hone her stage presence by performing shows throughout the school year and in 2020, she performed her own music via livestream for the first time. Page has been cutting her teeth performing in front of live audiences as of late, having opened for UK artist Alfie Templeman toward the end of 2021 and just wrapped up her tour opening for Gracie Abrams.
Alix Page spoke with B-Sides host Pete Mar recently about her musical journey, the confidence she’s gained with each live performance, how movies help inspire her songwriting and more.
