Pure Ecstasy is Nate, Jesse and Austin (+ friends) from, well, Austin. Not exactly sure how I came across their Myspace, probably through Leftist Nautical Antiques, a.k.a. the dudes who are set to bring you Forest Swords' Glory Gongs cassette.
LNA will be releasing Pure Ecstasy's Future Nostalgia 7" on cassette sometime in the near future, which is a good thing since the 7" is super-limited to a run of 50 with spray painted covers. Paypal thesilverpines@gmail.com for your copy, though I've no idea how many are left.
Pure Ecstasy tows the line between the golden shimmers of current heads Real Estate and Alex Bleeker & the Freaks, but with more vocal reverb, almost reminding me of It Still Moves-era My Morning Jacket in its warm echo slack, which is saying something since It Still Moves was one of my favorite records at one point.
However, Pure Ecstasy stays away from the whole down-home Kentucky country thing in favor of a more muffled and less technical vibe. These sounds should soundtrack roadtrips. Not the beginning or end of roadtrips, but the hearty portion of middle America one must pass through to get from one side to the other. This is waiting music for those who like to hit the snooze button, those who enjoy limbo rather than certainty, those who would rather be in it than at the end of it. Forget the beach. Summer's almost over. Time to cruise through the farmland, the endless waves of cultivated soil, cattle, silos, lone powerlines, sun-soaked and sun-baked cornfields.
Check out "You're In It Now," one of three tracks from the 7"/potential cassette below, then look out for their cassette release and future sounds.
Pure Ecstasy - You're In It Now
EDIT:
Oops, the upcoming Forest Swords cassette is actually out soon on Woven Tones, not Leftist Nautical Antiques, who put out Forest Swords' Miarches cassette.
1 comment:
Completely great! I love all the space in it and the vocal is killer. Great shots from the UP showcase too. Very jealous x
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