Paris Texas (hip hop group)

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Paris Texas
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2018–present
Members
  • Louie Pastel
  • Felix

Paris Texas is an American alternative hip hop duo founded in Los Angeles, California in 2018. It was formed by rapper-producers Louie Pastel and Felix. [1] [2] The duo's name is a reference to the 1984 road movie Paris, Texas . [3] Their music has been noted for resembling the work of OutKast, King Krule, and Cities Aviv, among others. [4]

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History

2013–2018: Early years

Louie Pastel and Felix met during freshman year in community college in 2013 after being introduced through a mutual friend and quickly bonded over their shared love for Florida rapper Robb Banks. [1] [5] "I had a French class with this kid Jesus. Funniest dude I ever met in my life. They had been friends already through high school. I told Jesus I made beats. He was rapping and said he has a friend who raps too", Louie retells in an interview. [5] The two experienced great chemistry from the start, and within a few months, they had begun making music together. [6]

2018–2019: Formation and I'll Get My Revenge in Hell

In 2018, Louie and Felix officially formed Paris Texas. [3] They put out their debut EP titled I'll Get My Revenge in Hell in October of the same year. It featured six tracks including one interlude and a feature from BBY Kodie. [5]

2021–present: Rebranding, Boy Anonymous, and Red Hand Akimbo

In February 2021, Paris Texas re-emerged on the scene after scraping most of their previous work off of the Internet—the exception being I'll get my revenge in hell, which has remained available on their SoundCloud profile. [5] With the help of their new manager Mike Ahern (who also manages American pop singer Clairo), they started to re-release older tracks and distribute them onto streaming services. [7] First out was the single "Heavy Metal" on February 17, which later was followed up by the songs "Situations" and "Force of Habit", which dropped in March and April respectively. [8] These three tracks were soon revealed to be part of their new album, Boy Anonymous, which arrived in May 2021 and was praised by critics for its "unmistakable intensity and energy of intention". [9] In September 2021, they surprised fans by releasing yet another single, "Girls like drugs". [10] Red Hand Akimbo arrived merely two weeks later, on October 6, without any notice beforehand. [11] In July 2023, the duo released MID AIR their first studio album. [12]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release details
TitleAlbum details
MID AIR
  • Released: July 21, 2023
  • Label: self-released

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with release details
TitleAlbum details
Boy Anonymous
  • Released: May 14, 2021
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: digital download, vinyl, streaming

EPs

List of extended plays, with release details
TitleAlbum details
I'll Get My Revenge in Hell
  • Released: October 4, 2018
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: digital download
Red Hand Akimbo
  • Released: October 5, 2021
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Heavy Metal"2021Boy Anonymous
"Situations"
"Force of Habit"
"Girls Like Drugs"Red Hand Akimbo
"Cyanide" (featuring Cryogeyser)2022Non-album single
"Panic!!!"2023Mid Air
"Bullet Man"
"Everybody's Safe Until"
"DnD" (featuring Kenny Mason)

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearArtist(s)Album
"Hooper"2022 Kenny Beats, Nick Lee, Cory Henry Louie
"Hot Hand"Kenny Beats, Oliver Johnson, Cory Henry, Daryl Johns
"ETA2"2023YeekNon-album single
"Whipcream"Ralphie ChooSupernova

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