Jozef Aleks drops new single “Bleed”

Hailing from the Australian city of Melbourne, Jozef Aleks is a unique artist with a refreshing DIY approach to music making, creative his own sound inspired by a diverse range of musical legends. Drawing from the classical traditions of Mozart to the pioneering pop of The Beatles and embracing the raucous metal intensity of Metallica, Jozef Aleks’s sonic fabric is threaded with various influences.

A true one man band, Jozef plays everything you hear on his music, lending his skills on guitar, bass and keyboard to back up his vocals. In 2022 he unveiled his sound with his debut single titled “Nervous,” followed up by his sophomore single “Everywhere You Go” later that year.

Now he brings us his third single with “Bleed,” originally released in April last year. Offering up the perfect display of his own brand of alternative rock music, “Bleed” sees Jozef Aleks serve up an uptempo slice of gritty grunge-inspired music cut with punk attitude and subtle echoes of power pop stylings.

Channelling the sound of the 90s that’s inspired him and informed his creative direction, on “Bleed” the artist captures the raw and powerful sound of Nirvana’s early work. Packed full of pounding drums, pulsing bass guitar lines and crunching layers of guitar, he spins sparse vocal leads above, stitching memorable melodic elements via angsty delivery.

Written, recorded and produced entirely by himself in his Melbourne home studio, the track is written about chasing a dream so relentlessly, you’ll even bleed to make it reality. Opened by a lively guitar riff, the splash of drums and pump of bass brings in the full band sound, setting up an energising backdrop for Jozef’s vocal leads to enter.

Flowing through various riffs and lead guitar flickers, the arrangement dies down to a brief moment of softly pattered drums and jangly clean electric guitar plucks before launching back into the all out rock onslaught. Across its two and a half minutes, “Bleed” delivers a potent dose of 90s alternative rock filtered through Jozef Aleks’ modern sonic lens, resulting in a killer track as he continues to share his compelling sonic vision.

Listen to Bleed below

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