Alex Heil is one man with a guitar and a punk-rock heart. After playing in punk bands during his youth, Heil moved to Duluth in 2010 to attend college. Soon after, he recorded several songs and shared them with friends. Then time passed; he graduated, got married and started a family — common milestones of adulthood. Recently, he realized it’s not about having enough time but having the right support systems in place to prioritize his music. This approach resulted in the January 2025 release, Ten Years, an EP of songs written over the past decade. Additionally, Heil’s songs from 2010 are available on the album Growing Up to Do.