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Alex Amen – Sun Of Amen

Florian Buechtingby Florian Buechting

Alex Amen - Sun Of Amen

Alex Amen - Sun Of Amen
4.1

Rating

 4.1/5

Flyctory.com Pros

  • A nice nostalgic touch
  • Beautiful, emotional storytelling

A new artist and a debut album – with his 12th June release Sun Of Amen, I focus on Alex Amen. The US American artist comes with quite some good critics like This is folk country at its finest (Saving Country Music). Let’s have a listen whether I agree to that.

 

Alex Amen – About The Artist

Alex Amen was born in 1996 in Texas. Nowadays, the indie folk and country artist is living in Los Angeles. In 2025, he released his debut EP, The Zorthian Tapes. In recent years, he played a couple of very well-reputed music festivals.

 

Alex Amen – Sun Of Amen – Track by Track

The ten song album lasts 39 minutes.

1. Diamonds

I have to admit that I haven’t been too much into Alex Amen’s music so far. Thus, I also did not know the two opening songs before the review, despite they have been released beforehand. Diamonds has the singer-songwriter vibes with a strumming kead guitar of folk music, but on the other hand feels very country alike. The sound is gentle, harmonic. And I like my first step into Sun of Amen.

2. Cabin By The Sea

The second song Cabin By The Sea is much closer to the country music side. Thereby, Alex Amen is rather doing traditional songs. The steel guitar is howling the chords in the background, while you listen to the story performed by the Texas artist. That’s what country music is all about.

3. Please Don’t Tell Me You Love Me

From the very first moment, Please Don’t Tell Me You Love Me comes with a more rhythmic – and snappy – style compared to its predecessor. However, it also feels much stronger like a step back in time. If you like traditional country music, Ale Amen will warm your heart with this one.

4. Peaches

A cheerful melody with fine vocals and faster melodies on the instrumental side – this is Peaches. The fourth track adds a nice touch to Sun of Amen. A nice Americana track with some fine melodic elemetns.

5. Her Spirit Wanders

High up in the mountains
Her spirit wanders
Through the peaks and canyons
Reaching out beyond her

Alex Amen combines lovely storytelling with a lot of emotions in this song. Yeah, it feels a bit of soupy here and there, but the atmosphere created by the song is an absolut beauty.

6. Memories of You

Memories of You feels like the perfect song following after Her Spirit Wanders. The piano ballad, which also has some string elements in the past, even increases the emotional level. There are no Americana elements in this song, but it spreads a lot of magic.

7. California Blues

The only song of the second half of Sun of Amen, which has already been released beforehand, is California Blues. Even when Alex Amen leans towards folk music, there is that lovely nostalgic sound in his music. The song is a rather rhythmic one. Nonetheless, I especially love is vocal performance in here.

8. Changes

Changes is a bit of melancholic. The song is rather slow, but has a very present rhythm. The groove is even reminding a bit of jazz music. The focus in this song is on the story though. Nicely done!

9. April

The song starts that gentle that it feels like a lullaby. The fine harmony also reminds of a children’s song. The more you listen to it, the more you enjoy its beauty.

10. Lonely People

How can you go? I don’t know what to do without you. That’s how the final song Lonely People is starting. The song has a very slow and fine start. However, it is a 5:45 minute one, so that there is plenty of time introducing some twists and more intense elements. Thus, the song is the best composition and plot of the album to me.

 

Alex Amen – Sun Of Amen – Spotify

Here is the album on Spotify:

 

Alex Amen – Sun Of Amen – My View

If you like traditional-style music, which takes your heart a bit back into the 1960’s and 1970’s, Sun of Amen might a good choice for you. If you like well-told, emotional stories, you should definitely have a listen into Alex Amen and his album. I really liked it.

Favorite Song: Her spirit wanders

 

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