Tagged: Pure X
Interview: Pure X
Pure X‘s debut album, Pleasure, was great. It was a steady, unrelenting exploration of a singular sonic mood, almost as if it was conceived, written and recorded during one, long, summertime rainstorm. Things are a … read more »
Stream: Pure X, “Thousand Year Old Child”
There are some things about Pure X’s new album, Crawling up the Stairs, that will come as a surprise to longtime fans of the soulful Texas slowburners—their use of synths and vocoded vocals, for instance, … read more »
Pure X, “Someone Else” MP3
Pure X are on a desperate, bleak roll—earlier this month with “Things in My Head” and now with “Someone Else,” featuring some of the rawest, most pained vocals in recent memory. They’re cut awfully dry … read more »
Pure X, “Things in My Head” MP3
Austin, Texas’ Pure X specialize in smokey, thick recordings that sound like they’ve emerged from the depths of the band’s collective emotional core. “Things in My Head,” from their upcoming sophomore LP Crawling Up the … read more »
The FADER FORT Presented by Converse Photos: Day 4
The fourth and final day of the FADER FORT Presented by Converse was a St. Patrick’s sea of green tees, wigs and astroturf. Crowds celebrated sets by SBTRKT, Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire, Kindness, Darkside and Austin’s … read more »
Video: Pure X, “Surface”
If Pure X and director Malcom Elijah (of Silent Diane) bring one thing back, I hope it’s the concept of bands actually appearing in their own music videos. Here, the band and an assorted cast … read more »
This Week in The FADER: August 28, 2011 Edition
** We glimpsed Aaliyah’s life via stories from Missy Eliottt, Kidada Jones and Method Man first published in our 2008 Icon Issue. We also re-upped DJ Caps’ Aaliyah U R Missed mix, a celebration of … read more »
Austin, Texas: The City That Always Sleeps
Nate Grace was an ex-hardcore kid living in a shack in the outskirts of Austin when his door got kicked in while he was on the road for his job cataloging book stock in chain … read more »
The FADER Issue #75 Podcast
Summer’s ending, and that’s fine. Out with the sweat-stained t-shirts and the farmer tans, in with the autumn winds and the year’s greatest opportunity for clothing-based self-revitalization: shopping for fall fashions. Here’s a fun accessory … read more »
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In kindergarten I had a friend named Jill who had super curly hair and a polka dot shirt. We used to play with dominoes all the time. I never saw her again after 1989, when … read more »
