Huntsman Hill: A Music Retrospective

EP280: X "Smoke & Fiction"

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The latest (and apparently last) studio album from the LA legends is a worthy addition to their catalog. It's filled with everything we've come to love from the band since their debut almost forty years ago. John and Exene's autobiographical lyrics, Billy Zoom's unmistakable tempo drenched Gretsch and DJ's Bonebrake's splashy hi-hat all shine across ten bangers that speed by at a brisk 29 minutes. We've dedicated more episodes to X than to any other band (six including the to great Knitter's first LP) and this won't be the last.  
 
Recommended Listening
 
X on the HHPP:
 
EP3: "Wild Gift"
https://huntsmanhill.com/2016/11/23/64/
 
EP86: "Los Angeles"
 
EP121: "Alphabetland"
https://huntsmanhill.com/2020/05/03/ep121-x-alphabetland-soundtrack-to-the-apocalypse-vol-7/
 
EP180: "Under the Big Black Sun"
https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/26/ep180-x-under-the-big-black-sun/
 
EP218: The Knitters "Poor Little Critter on the Road"
https://huntsmanhill.com/2023/04/16/ep218-the-knitters-poor-little-critter-on-the-road/
 
EP256: "More Fun in the New World" 
https://huntsmanhill.com/2024/02/18/ep256-x-more-fun-in-the-new-world/
 
HHPP Playlist Track: "Ruby Church" 
https://open.spotify.com/track/3oVfMZgksGM7G3himHLAiV?si=bbe8ae017a3d4712
 
MidCityThree:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/2LW7wWSHd9bi3n3Q5N8i35?si=4UnUthYNR4K9FMv2dqFOVw