ANCHR's Artist of the Day: My Friend Alan

In honor of the new year and decade, ANCHR is launching a brand new segment brought to you by contributor Andy Koval: ANCHR’s Artist of the Day. Check back here every weekday for a new artist recommendation, and if you have a new artist you think deserves a feature, let us know!

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Some songs you hear and immediately think, "How is this person not selling out venues across the country?"

Self-described as "sad jazz for cowboys," My Friend Alan's 2018 debut EP “Everything Hurts (All the Time)” got its start on Soundcloud. The five-song EP is a project from Alex Kasvikis, the bassist of L.A.-based band Daisy.

Single "Falling" was one of my favorite songs of last year and features delightful saxophone under lyrics of an unraveling relationship. "Meet Me in the City" is a little less intense, but aims straight for the heart. "Darling, why don't you meet me in the moonlight? Because we're both growing old and I don't want to waste another darlin'," Kasvikis pleads on the standout track.

Falling - a short film by My Friend Alan From the EP 'Everything Hurts (All the Time)' - OUT MAY 11!

It seems 2019 has been quiet for My Friend Alan, but let's hope a debut LP is on the way because sad jazz for cowboys needs to become an official genre in the 2020s.

https://soundcloud.com/myfriendalan https://www.instagram.com/myfriendalan/ You were living alone in the city Open window lets the rain into the bed See you every day, outside the corner liquor store Black coffee in your hands, between your lips a cigarette Ask you baby to come over We can bundle up drink wine and watch TV Won't you stay for some coffee in the morning and a breakfast that I made for you and me?