Alexz Johnson \u2013 American Dreamer<\/u><\/strong> Alexz Johnson \u2013 American Dreamer
alexI distinctly remember several years back, tuning in faithfully every week to CTV to watch Instant Star. Now, anyone that knows me knows that I am a bit of a television addict and still am \u2014 TV doesn\u2019t control my life or anything; I just like my TV shows and Instant Star was one of my absolute favourites. I don\u2019t know why I loved it so much, maybe it was because I was in love with the badass \u201cTommy Q\u201c, the adorable Jamie and the slick boss man and \u201cGodfather of Canadian Hip Hop\u201d Maestro Fresh-Wes, but I think in the end it really all came down to the fact that I love music and that show had lots of it, and at an early age it curved my little teenage musical appetite. Instant Star was my guilty pleasure and I was \u201ccrushed\u201d to put it mildly when the show ended \u2014 yeah I\u2019d miss the characters but the thing I\u2019d miss most was the new music every week and the steady stream of songs I\u2019d get from Miss. Johnson.<\/p>\n
Now, some people may think the show was \u201ctrivial\u201d, make fun of me all you want for watching it but one thing that I was certain from the very beginning was Alexz Johnson\u2019s talent \u2014 the raw talent that she exhibited in the show was the chief reason I watched it, above all the characters and the teenage storyline; Alexz Johnson was in fact a star. One of the highlights for me was Season One of the show when Alexz sang the beautifully written song \u201cSkin\u201c, I think it was a done deal from there \u2014 all Alexz\u2019s talent and promise was summed up in that one song for me, you could really see that there was something special there.<\/p>\n
Since then Alexz Johnson has evolved both musically and artistically and has developed into a wonderful singer-songwriter, making a name for herself outside of the show. If you\u2019ve been following Alexz\u2019s music, you\u2019d know she has released some pretty stellar material, including the excellent 2008 studio album Weight, and the 2010 follow up Voodoo. Alexz continues to perfect her craft and in doing so has worked with some pretty big names, most recently David Kahne (Regina Spektor, Lana Del Rey, The Strokes) on some new material and the most recent single \u201cAmerican Dreamer\u201c. I think it\u2019s safe say this New Westminster, British Columbia native, now based in the Big Apple, is moving on up and doing big things.<\/p>\n
American Dreamer serves as the lead single from Alexz\u2019s forthcoming EP and the follow up to her 2012 Skipping Stone Extended Play. Fans have been patiently waiting for new material, endlessly jamming out to \u201cGive Me Fire\u201d and \u201cSkipping Stone\u201d and now have something new and fresh. As per usual Alexz doesn\u2019t disappoint with her music, she is tireless with her efforts and delivers nothing but the best \u2014 you get that same \u201cAlexz Johnson\u201d glorious quality in this one \u2014 the song is strong with her striking voice. This song requires your undivided attention and uninterrupted listening \u2014 Alexz hits all the right notes with this beautiful gem.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Reviews of “American Dreamer” have begun to surface! Here is one, of what will likely be many, reviews of the song written by someone who was a fan of Instant Star during its run, and like many of us, have followed Alexz and her music ever since: Source Alexz Johnson \u2013 American Dreamer Jan 3, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[65,72,769],"class_list":["post-5534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-american-dreamer","tag-article","tag-vanscene"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t