Garrett Alden is the kind of artist who sneaks up on you. One listen, and suddenly you’re replaying the track without really knowing when it became the only thing you wanted to hear. That’s exactly what his 2025 single “You Get Me High” does, and it does it without any fuss. Alden grew up in Kailua, Hawaii, learning guitar at age 9, shaped by the sounds of John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Chris Stapleton, and Norah Jones. That combination alone tells you a lot about where he’s coming from. There’s a warmth in his music that feels geographic almost, like it carries the easy, open air of the islands even as he builds his career in Nashville. He came up within the Haku Collective family, studied Music Business at Belmont University, and has spent 2025 releasing music with the quiet confidence of someone who has been preparing for this moment for a very long time.
“You Get Me High” runs just over three minutes and doesn’t waste a single second of them. The production stays out of its own way, giving Alden’s voice room to do what it does best. His delivery is unhurried and genuine, the kind that makes you feel like the song was written specifically for whatever mood you happen to be in. No vocal gymnastics, no production tricks pulling focus. Just a well-crafted song performed by someone who actually means it. This is the type of track that earns a permanent spot in a playlist without asking for permission. It feels lived-in from the very first listen, and that’s not something a lot of artists can pull off. Personally, “You Get Me High” sits as one of the more honest and well-executed singles of his 2025 run, and it makes a strong case for Alden being an artist worth following closely right now.
If you’re not already listening to Garrett Alden, this single is as good a starting point as any, and once you’re in, you’ll want to go back through everything else he’s put out this year: “Listen to the Moon”, “I Don’t Mind”, “Rewind”, “Preoccupied”, and more. He’s been remarkably active and remarkably consistent, which is a rare combination. Add “You Get Me High” to your playlist today, follow him on Spotify and across his socials at @garrettaldenmusic, and get in early on an artist who is clearly just getting started. The catalog is growing, the songs are getting stronger, and this is exactly the kind of music worth sharing with the people around you.
