Olly alexander and kylie minogue12/7/2023 "That felt like a real relief, to sort of negotiate this really difficult area of casting directors thinking that I could play straight. Prior to Years & Years, Alexander was an actor, with appearances in movies like "Bright Star" and the teen drama "Skins." He said through his music and lyrics, he found more acceptance than he ever could in the acting world, where he felt obligated to present a certain way. I was kind of inviting people to just assume that I was gay and then I wouldn’t have to come out." "So I referenced a boy on the first album. "I just wanted it to be present in the music right away," he said. Since then, two more albums have been released - ”Palo Santo” in 2018 and “Night Call” in 2022 - with the latter serving as Alexander’s first project of his solo endeavor after former bandmates, Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen, left Years & Years. The song debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, selling over one million copies worldwide, becoming the fastest-selling debut of that year from a UK-signed band. The now 31-year-old has been in the spotlight since 2015, when “Communion” became a massive hit for his band. I wanted everyone to have the best night.” I’m just so grateful to be performing again and to be able to take the show to an audience in America. “New York definitely always has a real energy to it, especially Brooklyn. “I got my entire life,” Alexander said of that Brooklyn show. “Just to sort of show a different side to me and the music, to then tie it together with the theme of a wild night out.” Olly Alexander of Years & Years performing in London, England. “The visual is quite dark, twisted and cinematic,” Alexander told TODAY. In another, paying homage to Madonna's "Justify My Love" video, he’s running down a hotel hall looking back like he just did something mischievous. Many of his own pop icons were referenced in the footage, including Madonna, Prince and the film “Showgirls.” In one scene, Alexander is seen cruising in a public bathroom. Since his dancers had to stay behind in the United Kingdom, this montage was an opportunity to include their artistry while also telling the type of queer story Alexander wants to portray with his work. A vast swath of the LGBTQ community and beyond was packed in the warehouse industrial space, from teenagers to those in their 50s.Īlexander - with his eyebrows bleached blond and his hair buzzed with lines in it - was belting his hits in front of a massive screen projecting visuals depicting a raucous night out at the club. Held in the middle of Pride Month, the concert seemed more like a spiritual seance of queer expression than a typical music performance. When I walked into the Avant Gardner Great Hall at the Brooklyn Mirage for the band’s first New York show since the beginning of the pandemic, the energy of the crowd was electrifying. Even though I’ve been a Years & Years fan since their debut album “Communion” came out in 2015, I’d never seen frontman Olly Alexander perform live until last month.
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