Alternative, post-rock Alex Henry Foster influences album sales worldwide with his triple vinyl/double CD live set and concert film Standing Under Bright Lights following its release on April 16. digital and streaming releases everywhere from Records of tragedy of hopethe success of the recording No. 4 in Canada (#1 iTunes Top Albums), debuted at No. 6 in Australia and reached No. 13 in the UK. The album also landed at No. 18 on Billboard’s Emerging artists and #31 on his Current album sales graphics while fans also quickly sold out the vinyl collector’s boxes available from his label shop.
Originally from Montreal and now residing in the Virginia Highlands, Foster’s full 11-piece concert, Standing Under Bright Lights, was recorded live in front of a sold-out crowd. Club Soda (July 2019) while Foster headlined the Montreal International Jazz FestivalThe concert was named one of the top five events not to be missed by Canada’s national television/radio broadcaster. CBC. Originally scheduled to be released on October 8, 2020, which would have been his late father’s birthday, Foster decided to use the extra time the global pandemic would give him to produce the recording and concert film.
With Rolling stone label the album’s first single, “Hannah’s son“, “Simply fascinating”, and the Montreal Gazette Hearing “a remarkable buzz around the world with its uplifting alternative rock,” Foster’s Standing Under Bright Lights has garnered worldwide acclaim. With a NRT Now “Next Big Thing” podcast interview, Foster was recently featured by Prog Magazine, First HERE (CBC), Stronger than war, BrooklynVegan, Between the grooves, PAN M 360, Music News FYI, TVK, Rebel noise, All Rock, Mr. Vinyl and much more.
With the main singles “Hannah’s son” And “Winter is coming»Which has received hundreds of thousands of plays on numerous playlists, Standing Under Bright Lights features all of the songs from Foster’s debut solo album, Windows in the Sky, which reached No. 1 multiple times on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, remaining in the Top 40 on the chart for a year after its release. The songs from that celebrated album were reimagined for the live recording as the band performed with a film projection produced by Foster. At nearly 2 hours and 30 minutes long, the concert at which Standing Under Bright Lights was recorded is now considered one of the best concerts of the 40th anniversary of the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Playing new music and fan favorites on tour, Foster and his band are preparing for an international tour with 23 dates in Europe is expected to begin next month, pandemic permitting.
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Author: Jessie Clarks
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