JAD FAIR & SAMUEL LOCKE WARD
Pure Candy

Samuel Locke Ward and Jad Fair are two of the most prolific musicians working today. Jad is a founding member of the band Half Japanese, and has released over 200 albums, Including albums with Yo La Tengo, Daniel Johnston, Moe Tucker, Kramer, Teenage Fanclub, The Pastels, R. Stevie Moore, DQE, Tenniscoats, The Tinklers, Naomi Ishimaru, Jason Willett, Mosquito, and Strobe Talbot.

Samuel Locke Ward has released over 60 solo albums as well as a myriad of collaborations with Bob Bucko Jr, Miracles Of God, SLW cc Watt (with Mike Watt) and the cult new age noise group Boundless Relaxation (with Joe Jack Talcum and The Bassturd). He is a cartoonist for Little Village magazine and like Jad Fair, his style musically and visually is wholly his own.

Pure Candy is the pair's third album together, following 2023's Happy Hearts and Destroy All Monsters, both issued by Kill Rock Stars.

Pure Candy is an album of love songs and is the feel good album of the Summer, Winter, Spring, and Fall. The music was composed and performed by Ward, whose love of pop music and avant stylings offer seventeen unexpected turns over the course of a three minute song. The vocals and lyrics are by Jad, lyrics overflowing with words of love, joy, happiness, tenderness, hope and inspiration. Uplifting words for a time dearly in need of some upliftings.

As with the previous two albums by Jad and Sam, this album was mixed and mastered by Jonathan Hansen and is being co-released on LP by Shrimper Records and Stationary (Heart) Recordings.

Pure Candy (SHR-101/SHR-218)

TRACK LIST

 01 This Love of Ours
 02 Back on Top
 03 I Have a Feeling
 04 Geniuses of Love
 05 A Powerful Heart
 06 A Better Day
 07 That Is that
 08 A Time for Love
 09 Lucky Ones
 10 The Love Bee
 11 Right All Wrong
 12 The Good Stuff
 13 Oh Gee
 14 Wonderful
 15 Angel You
 16 Let's Talk
 17 My Poem
 18 The Prettiest

TOUR DATES

PRESS
In Music We Trust - Austin Town Hall

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