Rex Orange County - "Bcos U Will Never B Free" label_Dead Oceans The writing and recording of

The writing and recording of Once Twice Melody began in 2018 and was completed in July of 2021

It was ranked #11 on Billboard's Hot 200 Albums of the Decade

The album serves as a sequel

and was significant in that it was the first one to not feature the band's name on the cover

especially records by debut bands

Rex Orange County - "Bcos U Will Never B Free" label_Dead Oceans The writing and recording ofBcos U Will Never B Free is the debut album by singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist Rex Orange County. Written and recorded in his bedroom at the age of 16, it caught a wave of interest when it was self released in 2015. It's lo fi textures and hi def emotions led to a hook up with Tyler, The Creator who asked the teenager born Alex O'Connor to come to Los Angeles, where he wrote and sang on two tracks on the album that became Flower Boy. Rex