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	'''''Smoke & Fiction''''' is a ~~2024~~ studio album by American ] band ], ~~announced~~ as ~~their~~ ~~final~~ ~~release~~. The band also promoted this release with a ]<ref name="tour" /> ~~entitled The End Is Near,~~ slated to last into 2025.<ref name="ladn" />		'''''Smoke & Fiction''''' is the ninth and final studio album by American ] band ]. It was released on August 2, 2024. The band also promoted this release with the ] The End Is Near,<ref name="tour" /> slated to last into 2025.<ref name="ladn" /> The album was preceded by the singles "Big Black X" and "Ruby Church".

	==Reception==		==Reception==
	Peter Larsen of '']'' called this release "a terrific record... with the band sounding as strong and inspired as ever, its 10 songs harking back lyrically to the ~~band’s~~ early history, its sound closely following suit".<ref name="ladn" /> Discussing lead single "Big Black X" at '']'', Tom Breihan stated that it "flashes back to the freewheeling, rockabilly-infused punk rock of their early records" and that "]’s voice sounds as intense and titanic as ever".<ref name="sgbbx" />		Peter Larsen of '']'' called this release "a terrific record... with the band sounding as strong and inspired as ever, its 10 songs harking back lyrically to the band's early history, its sound closely following suit".<ref name="ladn" /> Discussing lead single "Big Black X" at '']'', Tom Breihan stated that it "flashes back to the freewheeling, rockabilly-infused punk rock of their early records" and that "]'s voice sounds as intense and titanic as ever".<ref name="sgbbx" />

	==Track listing==		==Track listing==
	#"Ruby Church"		#"Ruby Church" – 2:07
	#"Sweet Til the Bitter End"		#"Sweet Til the Bitter End" – 2:31
	#"The Way It Is"		#"The Way It Is" – 3:29
	#"Flipside"		#"Flipside" – 3:00
	#"Big Black X"		#"Big Black X" – 3:34
	#"Smoke & Fiction"		#"Smoke & Fiction" – 3:04
	#"Surreal"		#"Surreal" – 2:19
	#"Winding Up the Time"		#"Winding Up the Time" – 2:52
	#"Face in the Moon"		#"Face in the Moon" – 3:04
	#"Baby & All"		#"Baby & All" – 2:31

	==Personnel==		==Personnel==
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	*Matt Schuessler – ]		*Matt Schuessler – ]

			==Charts==
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			{{album chart\|UKIndependent\|49\|date=20240809\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 10, 2024}}
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*]		*]
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	==References==		==References==
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	<ref name="guardint">{{Cite news \|issn=1756-3224 \|oclc=60623878 \|language=en-GB \|newspaper=] \|publisher=] \|department=Music \|~~accessdate~~=2024-07-23 \|date=2024-07-17 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jul/17/la-punk-legends-x-the-violence-didnt-bother-me-as-much-as-the-spitting \|title=LA punk legends X: ~~‘The~~ violence ~~didn’t~~ bother me as much as the spitting!’ \|first=Stevie \|last=Chick}}</ref>		<ref name="guardint">{{Cite news \|issn=1756-3224 \|oclc=60623878 \|language=en-GB \|newspaper=] \|department=Music \|access-date=2024-07-23 \|date=2024-07-17 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jul/17/la-punk-legends-x-the-violence-didnt-bother-me-as-much-as-the-spitting \|title=LA punk legends X: 'The violence didn't bother me as much as the spitting!' \|first=Stevie \|last=Chick}}</ref>
	<ref name="ladn">{{cite news \|last=Larsen \|first=Peter \|title=For legendary LA punk band X, ~~there’s~~ a final album and tour, but not a farewell \|department=Things to Do > Music + Concerts \|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2024/07/17/for-legendary-la-punk-band-x-theres-a-final-album-and-tour-but-not-a-farewell/ \|newspaper=] \|date=2024-07-17 \|access-date=2024-07-23}}</ref>		<ref name="ladn">{{cite news \|last=Larsen \|first=Peter \|title=For legendary LA punk band X, there's a final album and tour, but not a farewell \|department=Things to Do > Music + Concerts \|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2024/07/17/for-legendary-la-punk-band-x-theres-a-final-album-and-tour-but-not-a-farewell/ \|newspaper=] \|date=2024-07-17 \|access-date=2024-07-23}}</ref>
	<ref name="sgbbx">{{cite web \|last=Breihan \|first=Tom \|title=X Announce Final Album & Farewell Tour \|department=New Music \|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2269463/x-announce-final-album-farewell-tour/music/ \|website=] \|date=2024-06-25 \|access-date=2024-07-23}}</ref>		<ref name="sgbbx">{{cite web \|last=Breihan \|first=Tom \|title=X Announce Final Album & Farewell Tour \|department=New Music \|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2269463/x-announce-final-album-farewell-tour/music/ \|website=] \|date=2024-06-25 \|access-date=2024-07-23}}</ref>
	<ref name="tour">{{cite web \|last=Brannigan \|first=Paul \|title=Los Angeles punk veterans X announce final album Smoke & Fiction \|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/x-announce-final-album-smoke-and-fiction \|website=] \|publisher=Future plc \|date=2024-06-26 \|access-date=2024-07-23}}</ref>		<ref name="tour">{{cite web \|last=Brannigan \|first=Paul \|title=Los Angeles punk veterans X announce final album Smoke & Fiction \|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/x-announce-final-album-smoke-and-fiction \|website=] \|publisher=Future plc \|date=2024-06-26 \|access-date=2024-07-23}}</ref>
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2024 studio album by X

Smoke & Fiction

Studio album by X

Released

August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02)

Studio

MANT, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, US
Sunset Sound, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US

Genre

Punk rock

Length

28:31

X chronology

Alphabetland
(2020)

Smoke & Fiction
(2024)

" was taxing. I'm not sure we have the will or energy to do another. As for touring, I never want us to be a shadow of what we were, I want us to go out on top."

—X bassist and vocalist John Doe on the decision to end recording and touring

Smoke & Fiction is the ninth and final studio album by American punk rock band X. It was released on August 2, 2024. The band also promoted this release with the farewell tour The End Is Near, slated to last into 2025. The album was preceded by the singles "Big Black X" and "Ruby Church".

Reception

Peter Larsen of Los Angeles Daily News called this release "a terrific record... with the band sounding as strong and inspired as ever, its 10 songs harking back lyrically to the band's early history, its sound closely following suit". Discussing lead single "Big Black X" at Stereogum, Tom Breihan stated that it "flashes back to the freewheeling, rockabilly-infused punk rock of their early records" and that "Exene Cervenka's voice sounds as intense and titanic as ever".

Track listing

"Ruby Church" – 2:07
"Sweet Til the Bitter End" – 2:31
"The Way It Is" – 3:29
"Flipside" – 3:00
"Big Black X" – 3:34
"Smoke & Fiction" – 3:04
"Surreal" – 2:19
"Winding Up the Time" – 2:52
"Face in the Moon" – 3:04
"Baby & All" – 2:31

Personnel

DJ Bonebrake – drums, percussion
Exene Cervenka – vocals
John Doe – bass guitar, vocals
Billy Zoom – guitar, bass guitar

Additional personnel

Mark Chalecki – audio mastering at Little Red Book Mastering, Los Angeles, California, United States
Rob Schnapf – production
Matt Schuessler – audio engineering

Charts

Chart performance for *Smoke & Fiction*
Chart (2024)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)	49

References

Chick, Stevie (July 17, 2024). "LA punk legends X: 'The violence didn't bother me as much as the spitting!'". Music. The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
Brannigan, Paul (June 26, 2024). "Los Angeles punk veterans X announce final album Smoke & Fiction". Louder Sound. Future plc. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ Larsen, Peter (July 17, 2024). "For legendary LA punk band X, there's a final album and tour, but not a farewell". Things to Do > Music + Concerts. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
Breihan, Tom (June 25, 2024). "X Announce Final Album & Farewell Tour". New Music. Stereogum. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2024.

External links

Smoke & Fiction at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

v t e X
John Doe Exene Cervenka Billy Zoom D. J. Bonebrake Dave Alvin Tony Gilkyson
Studio albums	Los Angeles Wild Gift Under the Big Black Sun More Fun in the New World Ain't Love Grand! See How We Are hey Zeus! Alphabetland Smoke & Fiction
Extended plays	Merry Xmas from X
Live albums	Live at the Whisky a Go-Go Unclogged X – Live in Los Angeles
Compilations	Beyond and Back: The X Anthology The Best: Make the Music Go Bang!
Videos	X: The Unheard Music X – Live in Los Angeles
Related articles	The Knitters Poor Little Critter on the Road The Modern Sounds of the Knitters The Flesh Eaters The Blasters

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