J. XAVERRE
J Xaverre is a Laptop folk band from Sunderland in the North-East of England. |
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01. Saturday
02. Great All Great
03. Stuck Between Daydreaming
04. Sports Day, 1983
05. Fires
06. Nilsong
07. Wild Weekend
08. Horse Operas (CLICK TO LISTEN)
09. Ex Wonderboy
10. Bingo Wings
11. The Ballad Of J Xaverre
12. I Promised Myself
"An unabashed gem." - Jockey Slut 8/10
"An idyllic debut - could be Sunderland's answer to Beck." - 4/5 Q
"A record that gives its creator the right to stand shoulder to shoulder with the songwriters that he looks up to." - Bang
"Incandescent loveliness" - 4/5 Metro
"These Acid Stars betrays a love affair with the folksy orchestral '60s filtered through a modern day mesh ala The Flaming Lips-comprehensively atones for all of Kenickie's crimes." - NME
18 years later, Kenickie - the teenage Garage Punk/pop group, for whom he drummed, guitared, produced and wrote songs - messily disband.
Young pup Pete retreated to his native North East, and set to work. Listening to nothing but his old US lo-fi records, 70's Beach Boys, 'Tusk' by Fleetwood Mac, the first Paul McCartney solo album, and the Happy Hardcore mixtapes blaring from passing Ford Escorts, he wrote and recorded 50 + songs, all on his lonesome.
Just how he likes it. After some spit and polish. including some fine flob from My Morning Jacket producer Dave Trumfio, the results can now be heard on his debut album "These Acid Stars".