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Reputed “The Sting of Oz” (FAQ Café, Moscow) in Russia, Alex had returned home for further touring in 2015 before yielding to a creative sabbatical in 2016 – whereby he composed his debut novel “Maradha’s Game” over many years… a legendary science-fiction classic, which at 220,000 words was released on the internet in 2022.

Prior to his adventures in other expressions, his successful Northern NSW mini-tour in late 2015 helped cement his debut 20-track release “Flight Frost”, which as a production-free pilgrimage into singer-songwriter and folk-indie acoustica remains an independent masterpiece in the Brisbane music scene.

In the lead-up to this vogue anthology, he had again renewed praise for clear vocal tones and highly original songwriting: Via Melbourne & Adelaide, fresh buzz followed 2014-2015 performances in Queensland (Beloved Brisbane venues such as The Beetle Bar and The New Globe Theatre, namely). Then releasing “Revolutions” overseas, Modnoe FM in Saint Petersburg summarised, “Beautiful songs, sensual voice.”

Personifying “One man and his guitar” (Tapio Ylinen, Eclipse Music), the not-so-young tunesmith’s journey from “Fealty Fjords” (The 8-track sophomore EP, released in early 2022) continues: Alex Edwards’ build-up to his sixth release “Felonious Friends” (alongside his being the front-person of Alex Edwards Band, who had won hearts in 2021 at King Lear’s Throne, Archive, Uh-Oh’s, Tomcat, Woolly Mammoth Mane Stage & The Cave Inn and in 2022 in so many venues further such as The Zoo, Stage Right, The Brightside, The Junk Bar, O’Skulligans, Back Dock Arts, Ric’s) showcases hardwon wisdom in the often ill-fated odyssey of the popular music composer, and therein certainly evokes California’s Musication 104 FM’s comment, “This kind of really represents an indie artist.”

…So, what came next for Alex Edwards? Aside Alex’s publication “Flown Frosted” – which is the redux of some of the crowd-favourited songs from Flight Frost – Freedom Fiesta (Alex’s fourth release) featured the lead single “I Have Schizophrenia.” This ballad hosted guest spots from QMA-winning urban artist Blaq Carrie, Gold Coast troubadour Sean FitzGerald (known for his work in “Sean FitzGerald’s East of Eden”), well-loved Australian actress Dorothy Daisy and musical handyman and ex-Osaka Punch guitarist Trav Jenkins. Then, the launching of Alex’s fifth publication “Fantasia Fugue” in August 2023 at Black Bear Lodge surely raised eyebrows and glasses alike, with its quizzical single “Ode To Neptune” and album track delicacy “Charles Becomes King.”

With over one hundred and fifty songs written and over fifty songs released on Spotify (and a combined total of 100,000 streams), the future looks pretty bright for the 2022 QMA-nominated singer-songwriter and part-time music journalist/novelist who continues to gain comparisons to artists like Elliot Smith and The Shins.