Alex Wilkins and Tripp Release First Album, Good Boy Charm
Alex Wilkins recently released his first full album, “Good Boy Charm” with Tripp, a band he helped found in 2004 while working in Admissions at UNC Chapel Hill in North Carolina. Over the past few years, Tripp has steadily built up a strong fan base and portfolio of original material, so when Alex finalized a new line-up of band members at the end of last year, Alex jumped right into the studio. “While the various incarnations of Tripp had self-recorded demos, we decided late last year to head into an actual studio and put down some of our original songs. Starting in December, we began recording at Warrior Sound in Chapel Hill and ultimately finished ten tracks in March for a May release,” shared Alex, who has been performing in front of audiences from an early age.
“Our primary audience in Chapel Hill has to date been students, but this has recently expanded thanks to shows with other local and regional bands. Our goal with Good Boy Charm is to expand our audience beyond Chapel Hill and North Carolina.” As Alex prepares to head out of town for a variety of gigs around the southeast, he realizes that there may be some tough times ahead. “It will be difficult balancing part-time jobs with touring, but we love the music so much, especially playing in front of new audiences, that the exhaustion won’t be so bad.” To learn more about the band and to listen to some of their newly released songs, check out their website.