The Overmono Pure Devotion vinyl is the sophomore LP from Welsh brothers Tom and Ed Russell, arriving on XL Recordings (catalog XLCD 1668) and following one of the more anticipated second-album build-ups in recent electronic music. After their 2023 debut Good Lies drew serious attention, including a Guardian review that called it “UK rave history distilled to perfection,” Overmono spent the intervening years working at a level that made the wait for this record feel genuinely loaded.
About the Artist Behind Overmono Pure Devotion Vinyl
Overmono built their reputation through a combination of rigorous club sensibility and melodic instinct that sits outside easy genre labels. The Russells came up through the UK rave and electronic underground, and that foundation is audible in everything they do. Collaborations with Joy Orbison, Fred again.., High Contrast, Smerz, Lil Yachty, Skiifall, and The Streets over recent years signal an artist operating confidently across scenes without losing a distinct identity. Their live show has earned its own reputation as an audio-visual experience, and 2025 saw them headline Glastonbury’s West Holts stage, sell out Alexandra Palace, and make debut appearances at Coachella, Portola, Lollapalooza, and Movement. As Stereogum put it, “the Russells know how to retain enough understated cool to keep their output riveting.”
What This Record Is
Pure Devotion is the second full-length from Overmono, released August 7, 2026 on XL Recordings. Where a debut album introduces, a second one reveals direction, and this one does so with a specific philosophy embedded in its making. The album was built around happy accidents, machine malfunctions, and deliberate imperfection, a counterintuitive approach from a duo known for precision, and one that gives the record a different texture and warmth than their previous work. It arrives at a moment when the brothers are operating at their widest reach yet, and the album is set to soundtrack a full global headline and festival run through 2026 and beyond.
The Pressing and Why It Matters on Vinyl
This is the standard LP pressing on XL Recordings, catalog number XLCD 1668. XL has a long track record of quality pressings across their catalogue, and for a record that foregrounds sonic texture and analog imperfection as part of its creative identity, vinyl is genuinely the right format. The warmth and slight unpredictability of a needle in a groove suits what Overmono were going for here more than a clean digital stream does. If you followed Good Lies on wax and want the follow-up handled the same way, this is the copy to own. A second album from a duo at this point in their trajectory, on a label with XL’s standing, pressed to LP, is exactly what a collection of contemporary electronic music should include.
