This past May saw Pure X return with their first album in six years. It turns out fans won’t have to wait nearly as long for a follow-up release, as the Austin natives have just announced a new rarities compilation: Rare Ecstasy 2009-2019 is due out October 16th through Fire Talk.
The forthcoming project collects 12 “recordings and rarities” from throughout the indie rock group’s decade-long career. Per a press release, these songs “embody the Pure X sound” and offer up “a raw emotive portrait” of the band’s evolution over the years.
As a teaser of this Pure X collector’s item, their cover of Willie Nelson’s 1965 song “One Day at a Time” has been revealed. Mirroring the outfit’s past efforts, this rendition conjures up a wall-of-sound atmosphere, as though it were recorded in some smoky cavern under the influence of mind-warping psychedelics.
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Hear it for yourself below. Pre-orders for Rare Ecstasy are ongoing.
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Rare Ecstasy 2009-2019 Tracklist:
01. Pressure Drop
02. Alexandria
03. One Day At A Time
04. I Don’t Wanna Make Love (With Anyone Else But You)
05. Make It Look So Easy
06. Valley of Tears
07. Baby
08. Making History (inst.)
09. Utopia
10. Streets Are Haunted
11. Crazy Lust
12. Please Please Please
