Pure Adult are a Brooklyn-based experimental rock duo formed by Jeremy Snyder and Bianca Abarca. At the centre of their music is the far-left political ethos and DIY attitude the pair share.

Having grown up in the unusually sheltered environment of a church-turned-cult, Snyder has always found himself drawn to the harsh, dissonant music that was off-limits during his formative years. In 2017, he and contemporary dancer and visual artist Bianca Abarca formed Pure Adult, who released their debut EP, ‘Pure Adult I’, in 2019. Now they are set to release their debut album, ‘II’, on FatCat Records.

After leaving the church in 2007, Jeremy began studying religion, philosophy and politics whilst working as a sound engineer. “I ended up touring with some small pop rock bands, while my studies brought me through an array of beliefs and a far-left political worldview. While I’ve identified as a communist for almost 20 years now, I didn’t fully give up on religious belief until around 2010. A fundamental element to our belief system was this sort of unverifiable feeling that must be something and, because I’ve experienced that feeling, virtually nothing can make me deny it. And it’s comforting, in a world of quantifiable uncertainty, a guise of certainty,” he says.

In more recent years, Jeremy has become the engineer of choice to internationally acclaimed acts such as Mdou Moctar and IDLES, both of whom are big fans of Pure Adult. IDLES lead singer Joe Talbot says of the band’s forthcoming album: “Pungent chaos that serves no pomp, instead it throws around dark innuendo like a rag doll to the cadence of fury and fucking. The best album I’ve heard in ages. The best band you haven’t seen. Go dig, it’s beautiful at its worst.”

As well as the release of their debut album at the start of 2023, Pure Adult are also preparing to release a collaborative EP with Gustaf, Thank and Heavy Lungs in the Spring. They will support Gilla Band on tour in the US early next year.

“Blown-out, hyperactive, aggressive, and danceable rock informed by punk and post-punk.” – Brooklyn Vegan

“A furious piece of work” – Steve Lamacq, 6 Music