Samuel Locke Ward andJadFair are two of the most prolific musicians working today.Fairis a founding member of the band Half Japanese, and has released over 200 albums,including albums with Yo La Tengo, Daniel Johnston, Moe Tucker, Kramer, Teenage Fanclub, The Pastels, R. Stevie Moore, DQE, Tenniscoats, The Tinklers, Naomi Ishimaru, Jason Willett, Mosquito, and Strobe Talbot.Samuel Locke Ward has released over sixty solo albums as well as a myriad of collaborationswith Bob Bucko Jr, Miracles Of God, SLW cc Watt (with Mike Watt) and the cult new age noise group Boundless Relaxation (with Joe Jack Talcum and The Bassturd).He is a cartoonist for Little Village magazine and like Jad Fair, his style musically and visually is wholly his own

Pure Candy is the pairs third album together following 2023s Happy Hearts and Destroy All Monsters, both issued by Kill Rock Stars. Pure Candy is an album of love songs and is the feel good album of the Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall. The music was composed and performed by Ward whos love of pop music and avant stylings offer seventeen unexpected turns over the course of a three minute song. The vocals and lyrics are byFair, lyrics overflowing with words of love, joy, happiness, tenderness, hope and inspiration. Uplifting words for a time dearly in need of some upliftings.As with the previous two albums by Fair and Ward, this album was mixed and mastered by Jonathan Hansen and is being co-released on LP by Shrimper Records (who last worked with Fair on his collaborative three cassette box set Wonderful World) and Chicagos Stationary (Hearts) Recordings.