Alex Savoir

Known for her heavily atmospheric and dreamy mix of psych-pop, desert rock, and neo-torch music, Alexandra Savior (full name, Alexandra Savior McDermott) is a Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter who rode a wave of industry buzz in advance of her 2017 debut, Belladonna of Sadness, which was produced by from U.K. band . After switching labels from to , she returned in 2020 with her sophomore set, The Archer.

Developing an eclectic musical taste during her teenage years in Portland, Oregon, Savior became interested in writing her own songs at the age of 14. Inspired by a broad range of artists such as , , , and , she began penning her own lyrics and figuring out her artistic direction by logging melody ideas and different guitar techniques via tape recorder. She first garnered industry attention in 2012, when she uploaded a cover of folk-blues musician 's "Big Jet Plane." Earning praise from , the magnetic performance also landed the young creative on the radar of multiple industry representatives. The following year, she scrapped her original plans of attending art school and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her music career more directly. The same year also saw further praise from established artists, particularly from Grammy-nominated , who compared her to .

Toward the end of 2013, Savior had signed with and begun to work on more material. Subsequently, the label sent some of her work to ' to propose a possible collaboration. With radically different structures and songwriting style, helped to hone the young singer's songs along a specific route, more accurately encapsulating Savior's artistic sensibility and sound.

Throughout 2014 and 2015, she got to work on her first full-length effort with and producer James Ford of (, ). Around that time, her song "Risk" appeared in the second season soundtrack of HBO's popular anthology crime drama True Detective. Although credited on the soundtrack as Alexandra McDermott, she soon decided to use her first and middle names to better represent her stage persona. Savior's debut, Belladonna of Sadness, arrived in April of 2017. Although well-reviewed, the album failed to find mainstream success and she was subsequently dropped from 's roster. The artist-friendly , run by , was happy to take Savior on and she began working with producer Ben Cohen on a follow-up release. Preceded by a string of singles, 2020's The Archer revealed a more focused, though still deeply atmospheric sound. ~ Rob Wacey, Rovi

Portland Oregon - Los Angeles, CA