Liverpool-based musician Alex Stephens, who used to play keyboards in The Orielles, has been making beautiful, pastoral baroque piano pop as Strawberry Guy since 2018. He scored a viral hit with “Mrs Magic,” from his 2019 Taking Time to Be EP, that blew up via TikTok and currently has 246 million streams on Spotify alone.
This year, Alex went into Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studio to add real strings to “Mrs Magic” and his debut single, “F Song,” both of which he originally recorded in his bedroom using samples. Those songs will be out as a vinyl EP on November 10 via Melodic. You can listen to both songs below.
Strawberry Guy, who also recently remixed Halo Maud (listen below), will be on tour in North America later this fall beginning with a Brooklyn show at Baby’s All Right on November 29. All dates are listed below.
Strawberry Guy – 2023 North American Tour
29 NOV 23 – Baby’s ALL Right (All Ages)
01 DEC 23 – Toronto ON, Rivoli (19+)
03 DEC 23 – Chicago IL, Schubas (All Ages)
04 DEC 23 – Los Angeles CA, Barnsdall Gallery Theatre (All Ages)
05 DEC 23 – Los Angeles CA, Barnsdall Gallery Theatre (All Ages) SOLD OUT
06 DEC 23 – San Francisco CA, Cafe Du Nord (All Ages)
08 DEC 23 – Portland OR, The Old Church (All Ages)
09 DEC 23 – Seattle WA, Woodlawn Hall (All Ages)
10 DEC 23 – Vancouver BC, Wise Hall (19+)