Being great is one thing, but staying great for a long time is another. X has been great for
forty-seven years, building their legend as one of America’s most original punk bands with
seven albums between 1980 and 1993. This summer, their final album, Smoke and Fiction, is released. Like Alphabetland (2020), Smoke and Fiction has
the fury and fun expected from X. It’s a valedictory lap with tracks like “Big Black X”
reflecting back on their journey.
