There is perhaps nothing worse in this world than feeling completely alone and isolated away from that all-important sense of togetherness we all come to covet in our lives, and in the new single “A Song to Get Us Through,” Rob Alexander is taking on this feeling with both hands. Alexander is a doctor of medicine by day and a doctor of melodies by night, and if you’ve never heard his work prior to this moment in time, you needn’t worry about appreciating what he does as much as a longtime fan would in this performance.

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This singer-songwriter has been mastering his capabilities as a songwriter and entertainer for years now, slowly but surely bringing his bedside manner into the lyrical dimensions within which he finds himself creating powerfully relatable narratives. “A Song to Get Us Through” is, for a lack of better terminology, pandemic pop with a slight twist (but one nonetheless big enough to make it different from the status quo); it contains none of the self-righteous introspections that have become synonymous with the burgeoning – and perhaps fleeting – subgenre in western pop music. It’s a helping hand reaching out to give us some help back on our feet, and one that couldn’t be arriving at a better time.

The percussion here is really gentle and never intrusive on any of the melodic components in the song, and I like that it’s still able to set up a pretty strong rhythm even with its basic structure. The groove is driven by the strut of the guitars once we’re into the meat and potatoes of the track, and it’s often suggested that no matter how much instrumental moxie you put between Alexander and the audience, he’s going to find a way of getting closer to us with each and every word he sings. He joyfully turns the reigns over to his backing band at a few different junctures I initially found to be a bit curious, but upon closer inspection I was really impressed with his decision. This is a guy telling me he doesn’t have to be the center of attention to feel like he’s getting something across to the listener, and his desire to maximize the chemistry between himself and the band of players behind him only makes the sentiment of his lyrical statements here feel even more legitimate.

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Those who haven’t already been spinning Dream Out Loud or another record in the Rob Alexander catalogue this mid-winter season definitely need to make a point of doing so now, starting off with his new single “A Song to Get Us Through.” This is a song equally as appealing to fans of classical and contemporary soft rock aesthetics the same, and when taking into account just how wide a gap these two camps have found themselves opposite in recent years, this is nothing to scoff at by any means. Alexander has the credibility and the critical consensus on his side, and after this release, he’ll absolutely have a lot more fans in the mainstream as well.

John McCall