If you haven’t heard of Alexa Wilding yet, you will soon. The New York-based singer-songwriter (who shares a stage name with the muse of Italian painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti) was called “one of music’s hippest chicks” by NY Post, released a critically-acclaimed self-titled EP in 2009, toured with Au Revoir Simone, and will debut her own dreamy full-length album soon. Photographer Bek Andersen visited Alexa Wilding at her home, which, it turns out, is exactly the kind of magical abode you’d expect the smart, stylish songstress to inhabit. Bek photographed Alexa surrounded by the stuff she loves, and the two talked about Alexa’s impressive bookshelf, fashion influences, and her spooky new single, “Knife.”
Bek: The first thing you showed me after we ate figs and cheese and drank tea was your vintage copy of BUST. Amazing!!! It’s so cute. Do you remember when you got it/ learned about the mag?