We are thrilled to announce Alex Orange Drink has signed to Million Stars
and we are immediately releasing “The Future’s A Riot”
Official Music Video Chronicles Writing and Recording The Song
During His First Week of Cancer Treatment
New York DIY hero Alex Orange Drink has just released “The Future’s A Riot,” his first release on Conor Oberst’s new record label Million Stars. The official video for the song features footage chronicling his 2023 diagnosis of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma and writing and recording the during his first week of treatment.
About the song, Alex Orange Drink explains: “This song was written and recorded exactly one year ago during my first week of treatment. It’s a celebration & appreciation of life conceived in the darkest moment. At a time where my own personal future was extremely uncertain, this song imagines our collective future with optimism, unity and a defiance for the terrifying status quo. This is the first release from the 50+ songs (5 albums) that were recorded through 35 days of radiation & chemotherapy. Thanks to the generosity and kindness of so many, I was able to live in the studio every day of treatment & tell my story through music. I’m excited to share the series of albums, which defy genre, space & time, and stand as a document - an exorcism of creation in survival mode.”
“The Future’s A Riot” is Alex Orange Drink’s first release of solo music following his 2021 full length Everything Is Broken Maybe That’s OK. Earlier this year, he was featured as a guest vocalist on Bright Eyes’ song “Rainbow Overpass” and co-writer of 7 songs on their new album Five Dice, All Threes.
Alex Orange Drink is the solo project of Alex Zarou Levine, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Brooklyn punk band, The So So Glos. As co-founder of venues Market Hotel and Shea Stadium, Levine has been a key figure in New York City’s D.I.Y. scene for nearly two decades. A New York native of both Palestinian and Jewish descent, Levine has lived with Homocystinuria, a genetic disorder that requires a strict diet and an orange flavored daily medication, the namesake of his alias.