Altered Zones

It's been a helluva long time coming, but Austin's Pure X (formerly Pure Ecstasy) announced an official release date for their debut LP this afternoon, along with the immediate re-release of last year's You're In It Now EP, which whet our appetite for their devastating blend of elemental songcraft, bruised texture, and happy acoustic accident. The aptly titled Pleasure drops July 5th via Acéphale. Not quite sure what Nate, Jesse, and Austin are cooking up this time around, but if the album art is any indication, we're in for quite the emotional rollercoaster ride indeed. "Back Where I Began," a bonus track on the EP re-issue, reminds us just how closely ecstasy is married to its obverse in Pure X's music, constriction to release, pop pleasure to wretched dissonance. Lo-fi rock lovers beware; this stuff may seem pretty "of the moment," but it's more like a time-release capsule of oblivion  --Emilie Friedlander, Altered Zones

MP3: Pure X: "Back Where I Began"

You're In It Now EP, remastered and featuring an extended version of the title track, ships today from Light Lodge/Acéphale. Pleasure LP is out July 5th in the US and August 22nd worldwide via Acéphale. LP tracklisting and May tourdates with Sleep ∞ Over and This Will Destroy You below

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MP3: Pure Ecstasy: "You're In It Now"

MP3: Pure Ecstasy: "Voices"

1. Heavy Air
2. Dream Over
3. Twisted Mirror
4. Easy
5. Voices
6. Surface
7. Stuck Livin
8. Dry Ice
9. Pleasure
10. Half Here

05/16 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room
05/17 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
05/18 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
05/20 Portland, OR – Star Theater
05/21 Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
05/22 Vancouver, BC – The Media Club
05/24 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
05/25 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
05/26 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre05/27 Minneapolis, MN – 7^th Street Entry
05/28 Chicago, IL – The Bottom Lounge