New York, NY (Top40 Charts) One of 2021's most hotly tipped names, Aldag's ambition and unique sound is carving a niche in a city steeped in cultural history, injecting colour into proceedings with his confessional, relatable brand of bedroom pop grounded in an affable reality. His raw creativity and forward thinking approach to pop music has seen the 19 year old become the face of a campaign for Levi's and a figure to watch in the city, primed for huge things.
Fresh after the release of 'Conversation' in November, a emotive yet witty cut about one way chats and relationship breakdowns, today sees Aldag return with the huge 'Arrogance'. A glorious, deliberate juxtaposition to his last release, 'Arrogance' is all about the teenager himself - a bombastic alt pop smash with forward thinking production and a huge singalong chorus sitting as an ode to self importance and backing yourself.
Speaking about 'Arrogance', Aldag said: "I wanted to make a song that people can blast when they're loving themselves and not have to apologise for it. It's not subtle or nuanced, it's literally me being painfully cocky for 3 minutes. Everyone can feel like God's gift to earth sometimes, 'ARROGANCE' is for those times."
'Arrogance' is taken from a forthcoming project from Michael Aldag, more details will be revealed soon.
Instantly recognisable with his shock of red hair, Michael Aldag is a 19 year old singer-songwriter who meshes an unpretentiously wry look at the world around him with a pop sensibility.
At his core, Aldag is a classic singer-songwriter. However, underneath this there are contemporary beats as well as an accessible 80s synthpop vibe that adds fresh dimensions to a familiar sound.
Aldag was born and raised on the Wirral, where he found some contention with the mimicry of local culture. According to him; "You get to about Year Nine and everybody starts wearing combat pants and duffel coats. People who have never crossed the River Mersey into Liverpool develop the strongest scouse accent. It goes one of two ways; either you're true to yourself or you're just going to bend with the trends. That whole period impacted me a lot."
He is acutely aware of the power that music has to bring people together - those shared experiences of joy and sorrow, and strives to write music that bridges the gap between songs that people love to hear and those that have deeper reason to exist. He does it with ease, and it's a talent for which is thankful.
"I'm lucky," he says. "I can put a lot of my negative experiences into my material. So even the worst parts of my life aren't wasted. I'm grateful to music for that."
