Villager

Villager is a project from prodigious DC-based producer Alex Young, permeating the globe since its inception, with support from Four Tet, Disclosure, Jamie XX, Bonobo, Afrojack, Floating Points, A-Trak, Jacques Greene, Salute, Bicep, and with releases on label imprints including Boys Noize, Pretty Weird, Ninja Tune, and Method808. Now 28, at age 15 Alex Young was performing at EDC and touring with Skrillex, Diplo, and Cashmere Cat under a previous project bearing his name. Villager has recently supported Skrillex, Sammy Virji, Barry Can’t Swim, Ross From Friends, SBTRKT, Sam Gellaitry, Four Tet, Disclosure, and Jamie XX. In a print interview from 2022, Future Music Magazine described Villager’s sound as “taking cues from the richly textured electronica of artists like Four Tet and Jon Hopkins, repurposing club rhythms into detailed, emotive music that rewards closer listening.” In a recent video interview, Jamie XX described Villager’s music as “lively, vital, and inspiring.”