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Trate interviews Purifeye about the new album "City Electric"

Photo: Molly Wagoner/Album Cover: Vivienne Hereford

Trate is joined in the Frequency Emporium by independent artist Purifeye from Pecos, NM to talk about the new album City Electric, available now on all platforms.

from purifeyemusic.com:

CITY ELECTRIC  is a culmination of 2 years of writing and production. The album itself reaches for the spirit of the 80s and 90s alternative rock. It is a nod to a time when labels on your music were frowned upon. It is a nod to a time when the mantra "You cannot put me in a box!!" was a rallying cry and endeavor for an artist. The album is a mix of angsty vocals, guitars, synths, heavy drums, and drum loops leaning towards a rock, shoe-gaze, pop, folk-ambient vibes with the underlying theme of an overstimulated dystopian city right on the verge. Death, hope, love, obsession, bliss, and injustice are all explored here in the lyrics of the songs and themes of the album.

The song "Blood On The Streets" seems pulled directly from today's headlines and social circumstances, and explores the doubt many now share about what this world has to offer, who and what we should believe, and questions where we are all heading.

The song "How Long" delves into the world of obsession and longing for a physical connection in a world that seems so disconnected.

On the flip side the song "Turn It Into Love" offers a simple answer to the questions we are all asking ourselves today on what is missing from our lives and how we can get it or get it back.

Adrian "Trate" Quintana is a musician, DJ, and electronic music producer from Santa Fe, NM. He is also KSFR's Station Operations Manager.