River Jones & Lorelei Linklater

River Jones is one of those Austin artists that you can’t help but love.

While his music has been gaining notice over the past few years, it is his most recent track “Pure” (with an appearance from Boyhood actress Lorelei Linklater) that may give Jones the recognition he deserves. “Pure,” is a woozy indie track with soft vocals from Linklater that winds up landing as one of those songs that gets better as it keeps playing.

Flowing together nicely, each instrument that is featured on “Pure” never overpowers, letting listeners soak up the song’s steady sound and style. While “Pure” never boasts its greatness, its sound expresses very subtly that it is truly extraordinary — so much that you may find yourself humming the tune for hours or days to come.

Take a listen to “Pure” by clicking the play button above. - Austin.com

I’m not going to say Lorelei Linklater’s participation in this new River Jones song helped make this song blow up (though it might have helped) because the song’s just one of those tracks that’s too good to ignore. It’s the sprawling sort of indie rock that reminds me of the last Girls LP; the vocals by both performers really fit the emotional pull of the song…Jones has a cool drawl while Linklater has this dreamy R&B touch. You’ve also got to take note of the production itself, there’s not a single musical touch that oversteps it’s place in the song, knittingthe musical textures together for maximum pleasure. No idea where or when this will appear, but it’s a damn good track, and sometimes that’s enough. - Austin Town Hall