"Let go or be dragged."

XUR is a CT-based experimental music band.



Shot by JP at Lynch Skate Park, Boston, MA, Earth. Click here for more pics + tour recap.

The band consists of James Hooker on guitar and vocals, Henry Levitt on bass, Matteo Bontempi on drums, and Megan Greenberg on saxophone.

Listen to the new EP "Cowboy Jazz" featuring three new songs we wrote on tour:





Shot by Austin Corley in Champaign, Urbana, IL, Earth.

Upcoming shows:



Our latest full length album, Deliverance, was written somewhere between Hartford and Kalamazoo, recorded over the summer, and released on November 17, 2024 through Be Here Sound and YAP Records. Mixed by me, with pointers from Louie and Conlan. Art by my brother Will, and featuring Noah Sautner on Boefinger. Thank you to the moon and the planets. The rushing wind caressing a valley, telephone poles creaking under their own weight. The orange glow of street-lamps at night; an old, dusty book - eyes gently opening.

James Wise and I made this promotional video.




Keep up with XUR on Instagram: @xurhxc

We also made these albums:

August 8, 2023 - XUR II: The Second XUR Album



August 8, 2022: XUR S/T





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Explore the XUR archive below:

Winter 2024
Fall 2024
Summer 2024
Spring 2024

Winter 2023
Summer 2023

2021-2022