The all-original X line-up of vocalist Exene Cervenka, bassist and vocalist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom, and drummer D.J. Bonebrake are still sounding as viciously vital as they ever did, with the band's label Fat Possum Records reminding us that "Being great is one thing, but staying great for a long time is another. X has been great for forty-seven years". Now, fast approaching their fifth decade of being one of history's most original and exciting American punk acts, X have announced their final album Smoke & Fiction. - Flying Out
The all-original X line-up of vocalist Exene Cervenka, bassist and vocalist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom, and drummer D.J. Bonebrake are still sounding as viciously vital as they ever did, with the band's label Fat Possum Records reminding us that "Being great is one thing, but staying great for a long time is another. X has been great for forty-seven years". Now, fast approaching their fifth decade of being one of history's most original and exciting American punk acts, X have announced their final album Smoke & Fiction.
Being great is one thing, but staying great for a long time is another. X has been great for forty-seven years, building their legend as one of America’s most original punk bands with seven albums between 1980 and 1993. This summer, their final album, Smoke & Fiction, will be released alongside multiple national tours Like Alphabetland (2020), Smoke & Fiction has the fury and fun expected from X. It’s a valedictory lap with tracks like Big Black X reflecting back on their journey.
Tracklist:
1. Ruby Church
2. Sweet Til The Bitter End
3. The Way It Is
4. Flipside
5. Big Black X
6. Smoke & Fiction
7. Struggle
8. Winding Up the Time
9. Face in the Moon
10. Baby & All