Artist: Alex Kozub
Album: Evenings and Weekends
Release Date: August 29, 2025
Genre: Rock
Winnipeg-based singer-songwriter Alex Kozub steps forward with Evenings & Weekends, a ten-track piano rock album rooted in introspection and quiet defiance. It explores the tension between finding your place in a confusing world and knowing when to push back against it. That balance gives the record a grounded yet searching feel, as Kozub leans into uncertainty without forcing easy answers.
Opening track “Victoria” sets the tone with an energetic yet mellow, rootsy vibe and charismatic, soulful vocals. With it’s conversational style and catchy “Victoria!” hook, the song traces the shift from heartbreak to quiet acceptance, capturing the kind of moving on that feels steady and real rather than dramatic.
On track four, “Resistance” brings a brighter, more playful sound with melodic vocals and a somewhat playful beat. Beneath that, Kozub digs into identity, compromise, and the cost of going along with a system he questions, using touches of dark humour while framing resistance as uncertain but necessary.
Overall, Evenings & Weekends finds its strength in the space between, blending elements of funk, reggae, and folk into a sound that feels fluid and cohesive. Rather than tying everything up neatly, Kozub lets the tension linger, leaving room for listeners to reflect and draw their own conclusions.
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