In 2016, when he was 18 years old, Surrey musician Alex O’Connor got a message on SoundCloud from a new fan. That fan happened to be Odd Future pioneer Tyler, the Creator, who wanted to fly O’Connor – known as Rex Orange County – out to LA to work on two songs for his latest album. Those tracks – Foreword and Boredom – would become standouts on Tyler’s excellent 2017 set Flower Boy, and since that “very special” collaboration, the still unsigned Rex Orange County has been swiftly climbing the ranks as a Next Big Thing, clocking up performances with Skepta and Frank Ocean. His current, self-released single, Loving Is Easy, featuring Dutch artist Benny Sings, is a winter balm: all breezy and uplifting piano pop, topped with gorgeously smooth, quasi-R&B vocals.
How does he feel about his growing fame? “I’m positive about it. [People] come to the shows, it always feels good so far, so I don’t really worry about that yet. It’s good to know that people do wanna listen to it straight from me.”
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