The Alexander Technique is named for a therapeutic practice in which back pain is treated in order to address deeper health problems, and it’s an apt name for Rex's most raw album to date: what may have begun as a simple exercise in changing the purview of his writing ended up becoming his most confessional, open-hearted album. Stripping back his sound to a skeletal mixture of stream-of-consciousness R&B and indie-folk, while retaining the orchestral lushness that’s become his trademark, The Alexander Technique marks the beginning of Act Two of Rex Orange County's career: a new chapter on which he lays everything bare, no matter how painful that might be.
Shortly after the album's release, Rex will embark on a two-month-long North American tour that sees him approaching live presentation of The Alexander Technique differently than he has any of his past touring. Instead of playing the biggest venues possible in each market, Rex has opted to build out a stage show best suited for theatres that will allow him to bring the album to life in a stage show unlike any that he's done before across multiple performances in nearly every market on the tour. Highlights include an 8-night run at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, a 5-night run at the Beacon Theatre in New Yorkand a 3-night run at Toronto's iconic Massey Hall, among other dates. He will close out his tour with a 4-date run in 2025 at the prestigious London Palladium.