Alex Clare – Double-Platinum Recording Artist and Mentsch | Ami's House Ep13 [Full Episode]

In 2011, ‪@alexclare‬ wrote a #1 song that changed his life and changed the world of Jewish music along with it. That song went double-platinum and today Alex nearly 300-million streams on Spotify and 100k subs on YouTube. He also did a Tiny Desk Concert... so, he's the real deal. Alex digs deep with ‪@amikozak_official‬ and Mike about the myth of "Alex Clare," how his music has evolved since Too Close, working with Rick Rubin, and the evolving state of Jewish music . Alex's Tiny Desk Concert here:    • Alex Clare: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert   Alex on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Tf4E... Alex singing the Modzitz niggun:    • Alex Clare: Modzitz Niggun   Hosted by @aj-comedy. Co-hosted and produced by Michael Weber. Also find Ami’s House on: 📺 Full Episodes    / @amishousepod   🙏🏼 Support on Locals https://amikozak.locals.com/ 🟢 Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKS... 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 📷 Instagram   / amishousepod   🎶 TikTok   / amishouse_podcast   🐦 Twitter   / amishousepod   Links ☼ Follow Ami on Instagram:   / amikozak_official   ☼ Follow Ami on TikTok:   / aj_comedy   ☼ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com ☼ Follow Mike on Instagram:   / mweber   00:00 You sick of “Too Close” or what? 14:47 Hasn’t Jewish Music gotten GOOD?& listening to secular music 23:50 Initial reaction to Too Close in the frum community 29:39 What’s Alex been working on since Too Close? 37:20 Putting tefillin on RICK RUBIN 46:08 Mysticism of performing for a crowd 47:15 UK Jews vs American Jews 49:50 European antisemitism vs American antisemitism #jewishmusic #kosher #jewishpodcast #torahchannel #podcast #musician #musicianinterview #ukmusic