George Alley Unveils Music Videos for “Summer Trophies” and “Choice To Be Bad”

Last month, following the announcement of his self-titled debut album, George Alley shared concert footage of his band on June 27th as the official LGBTQIA+ artist for Groundfloor Studios during Pride Month. A series of live performances and DJ sets are planned for September. These bold, post-punk pop tracks highlight Alley’s description of the album as “a power record,” contrasting his earlier, more somber ballad, “Just Leave Me Dreaming.”

When introducing the album, Alley shared:

“I’ve always been obsessed with all types of music—from the punk songs I write about as a journalist and professor to the pop tunes I grew up with while auditioning for the New Mickey Mouse Club, and the dance beats I’ve experienced in clubs from New York to Berlin. This is the album I’ve always dreamed of creating.”

Discussing “Summer Trophies,” George Alley says:

“‘Summer Trophies’ was one of the first two songs I released ten years ago. When it was first released, it paid for my trip to California and my Lumix camera I still use. I wanted an end of summer song. My own ‘Boys of Summer’ and used that end of summer nostalgia metaphor for life in a larger lens. I had performed this song live a few times with violinist Russel Kotcher and cellist Eric Coyne. It inspired this new version which was one of the first things Ian Romer and I recorded. We started from scratch changing the tempo and Ian recorded an amazing acoustic guitar solo.”