Smoke & Fiction is due August 2024 via Fat Possum Records, following the band's 2020 comeback record, Alphabetland - their first LP in 35 years. They recorded the album with producer Rob Schnapf, and... more

After 47 years of making music, America's most original punk band is releasing their final album. Being great is one thing, but staying great for a long time is another. X has been great for... more

Many consider this 1982 LP to be not just X's finest album, but one of the best albums of the '80s. The death of Exene's sister spawned deeply moving songs like "Riding with Mary" and "Come Back to... more

Bristling punk energy, hooks that would endure for decades, a sound that darted back and forth from the present day to the rock 'n' roll '50s—this is X's classic sophomore LP (1981). Ray Manzarek... more

The punk, rockabilly, country and even ballads on X's 1980 debut made it clear why they stood out so starkly from the rest of the L.A. punk pack. John Doe and Exene Cervenka's killer songs are what... more

The punk, rockabilly, country and even ballads on X's 1980 debut made it clear why they stood out so starkly from the rest of the L.A. punk pack. John Doe and Exene Cervenka's killer songs are what... more