Video: X-Wife - On the Radio [official]

A couple of weeks ago I got an email from Rui Maia, drummer and keyboardist for Portuguese rockers X-Wife. He included an mp3 for me to share with you. Formed in 2002, X-Wife have released a couple of albums worth of quality new wave-y synth punk. I originally came across them a few years back on some blog or another, and dug them right away. I have always been disappointed that no label in the

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" X-Wife is a rock band from Portugal. Current members are, João Vieira (vocals/guitar), Fernando Sousa (bass), Rui Maia (Synthesizers/ drums/drum machine)". "After long conversations about music, João Vieira and Fernando Sousa (at the time in a band called Stealing Orchestra), decide to start jamming together. After meeting Rui Maia in a bar, X-Wife was complete (the official date of birth of X-Wife is March 2002). Starting from a set of demos that Vieira recorded in a minidisc while in London, the band initiates [...]

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Ok I admit that i developed a habit of deleting masses of promo emails i receive, but everyone once in awhile some band managing smart dude includes catchy lines that are un-ignorable & this is one of those. Soulwax loved them & called them "Europe's Best Kept Secret" & NME said "Great Portuguese Synth-Punk In The Vein Of DFA1979 Or Underrated Electro Loons Add N To (X)." ♫ X-Wife - On The Radio They kinda remind me of The Rapture [...]