# 36. When We Wake with Alexander Gallant

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Podcast: [When We Wake with Andrew Shaver](https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-we-wake-with-andrew-shaver-6464812)
Published: 2025-06-16T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whenwewake/episodes/36--When-We-Wake-with-Alexander-Gallant-e349s14
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Duration seconds: 2590

## Resource

Alexander Gallant is one of the sharpest, most honest songwriters I know. His new album Rubber Monster Suit is funny, it’s sad, it’s weird, it’s beautiful - kinda like Alex - and it picks up where his 2023 debut, Waiting Table Blues , left off. Waiting Table Blues was a stripped down and deeply honest record written in the early days of his sobriety. Rubber Monster Suit is still intimate and personal, but the album feels bigger in scope. It’s got flashes of psych county, jazz, cinematic folk, and, of course, the trademark wit and lyricism that, once you’ve been introduced to Alexander Gallant’s music, well, you come to expect from it. In our conversation today Alex, opens up about his songwriting process, the writers that shaped him, and the clarity that came with getting sober. Be sure to hang around all the way to the end to hear the story behind the hit song that never was. @alexanderthegallant Wanna get in touch? Send an email to ⁠ whenwewakeradio@gmail.com⁠ Or find me on Instagram @whenwewakeradio & @theandrewshaver When We Wake with Andrew Shaver is written, hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Shaver . The weekly radio broadcast is syndicated on nine stations across Canada. Theme song Got You by Noah Reid

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