IS THIS MY LIFE?

out 9.2.2025

“Is This My Life?” is a potent 5 song odyssey from the prolific Seattle Art Pop artist known Alex Johnston. As a circular journey of unfurling self discovery, this EP summons listeners on journeys inducing heart opening reflection through an accessible yet spiritual cathartic experience. Over his 9 years of self producing, and over 7 hours of a discography, “Is This My Life” is a rare musical moment not many small indie artists can capture, as Alex resolves themes he has explored throughout his artistry. 

Alex has often sung about escapism yet the title track arrives with curious surprise in a calm and beautiful life he doesn’t want to escape from but instead declares “I feel like I’m being born”. From the title track, Alex, no longer hiding himself, moves on from the past and into the present moment in the anthemic loving uplift of “Say It” which transitions gently into the free unleashing catharsis of “Let It Out” revisiting themes of songs like “Dizzy”, “I Felt The Ground Fall” and “Don’t Forget Yourself”. Beyond the symphonic explosion of “Let It Out” is the steady confession of “The Feelings” where Alex lists off repressed moments in a brave ascent that finally falls into the quiet conclusion of “Reminiscence” that circles back to the beginning of the EP while revisiting and reimagining past lyrics of “Split”, “Ghost”, “Anymore”, “Go Far”,  and “Wherever I Wish” ending with a confident curiosity asking “Is This My Life?”, ready to love and live without fear.

In this EP, Alex Johnston has elegantly found himself and created something truly special, coaxing the listener to not only enter into his universe but to discover themselves in it, and in turn ask themselves, “Is This My Life?”.