On April 1, Pure X will follow their freaky Crawling Up the Stairs album with Angel, an unapologetic pop record filled with starry-eyed swooners. The Austin foursome shared one of the LP’s love songs, “Starlight,” a few weeks ago, and now they’ve parted with another. “Heaven” maintains the sleepy pace of its predecessor, but thins out the pink fog that clouded “Starlight.” This pearl draws its shine from a gently tumbling guitar twang and a level-headed mantra fit for long-hairs: “Everything we’ve been through was for a reason / Heaven is a feeling / One that I can believe in.”
Take the leap below, then pre-order Angel through Fat Possum. Scroll down further for Pure X’s tour dates — they’ll soon hit the road with SPIN profile subjects Real Estate.
Pure X tour dates:
March 14 – Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s
March 16 – Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness
March 19 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
March 20 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
March 21 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
March 22 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
March 23 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
March 25 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
March 26 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
March 27 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
March 28 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
March 29 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
March 31 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
April 1 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
April 2 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
April 3 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
April 5 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
May 2-4 – Austin, TX @ Austin Psych Fest
