Paris Texas
They Left Me With The Sword
Album · Rap · 2025
The punk-rap duo (Louie Pastel and Felix) actually hails from Los Angeles, not the très paradoxal town in Texas. But the name speaks to their fondness for juxtaposing elements that might not typically go together—let’s say, West Coast G-funk and sneering punk rock, which they meld seamlessly on “Dogma 25,” where they deliver the odd cinephilic bar (“Stanley Kubrick, how I’m making a scene”) in matching growls that do Tumblr-era Tyler, The Creator justice. Since their debut EP, 2018’s I’ll Get My Revenge in Hell, the duo has earned comparisons to alternative rap groups like Death Grips and clipping. But They Left Me with the Sword, their third official EP, suggests that they’re equally inspired by blog-era cult faves The Cool Kids, whose retro-futuristic minimalism they channel on “Holy Spinal Fluid” and “El Camino.” (The latter, with its vocoder balladry and tight lyricism, showcases the pair at their best.)
They Left Me With The Sword
Paris Texas
The punk-rap duo (Louie Pastel and Felix) actually hails from Los Angeles, not the très paradoxal town in Texas. But the name speaks to their fondness for juxtaposing elements that might not typically go together—let’s say, West Coast G-funk and sneering punk rock, which they meld seamlessly on “Dogma 25,” where they deliver the odd cinephilic bar (“Stanley Kubrick, how I’m making a scene”) in matching growls that do Tumblr-era Tyler, The Creator justice. Since their debut EP, 2018’s I’ll Get My Revenge in Hell, the duo has earned comparisons to alternative rap groups like Death Grips and clipping. But They Left Me with the Sword, their third official EP, suggests that they’re equally inspired by blog-era cult faves The Cool Kids, whose retro-futuristic minimalism they channel on “Holy Spinal Fluid” and “El Camino.” (The latter, with its vocoder balladry and tight lyricism, showcases the pair at their best.)
