Where to Start with Alex Hobson
One track sits perfectly between summery pop melody and deep house groove. That's where Alex Hobson lives.
The track that opened it all
Good on You featuring Talia Mar is the one to start with. It lives in this specific sweet spot: summery melody drifting over a groovy, rolling bassline that makes you want to move without thinking about it. It's on RCA Records, it's his best-known work, and it does something almost difficult to do well, which is work equally as a pop single and a DJ set staple. That balance is everything.
What the production reveals
Listen to how the bassline moves independently of the melody. Most dance tracks make you choose between dancing to the synth or dancing to the bottom end. Alex Hobson makes you do both at once. That's his core trick. Listen to Lighter and you'll hear him go deeper and more instrumental, dropping the vocal entirely. Then move to Hands with Katy Tiz, another vocal-led moment that shows how consistently he balances pop songwriting with house production. Landing on a major label and working equally as a pop single and a DJ set staple tells you this isn't underground knowledge.
Where the sound lives
He's been releasing since 2018 across a spread of labels: RCA Records, Lovejuice Records, The Latest Sounds, Sine Nomine and Gameroom Records. He's built the kind of catalogue that works everywhere. If you're into MK, Curtis Gabriel or DJ SKT, the sound already feels familiar.
What to explore once you're in
After Good on You, Hands and Lighter, dig into Lie Machine, On You and Crazy 'Bout Ya. Stream everywhere: Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Beatport. The consistency matters. You'll notice he doesn't make big stylistic swings. He just keeps refining the same groove.