Alex Amen

Alex Amen's upbeat, earthy folk tunes and comforting voice recall a fascinating spectrum of '70s singer/songwriters -- think John Denver, a pre-Footloose Kenny Loggins, or even Paul Williams' homespun charm. These touchpoints are truly fascinating to square with his restless backstory, which finds him moving around multiple quadrants of the United States before breaking through as a musician in the mid-2020s with independent EP The Zorthian Tapes and debut album Sun of Amen. Born in 1996 on the Gulf Coast of Texas, Amen started studying piano at the age of four and later took...