CRX (band)

CRX is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2013, consisting of Nick Valensi (lead vocals, guitar), Ralph Alexander (drums), Brad Oberhofer (keyboard, backing vocals), Jon Safley (bass, backing vocals) and Darian Zahedi (guitar, backing vocals).^[3] The band released their debut album, New Skin, on October 28, 2016.^[4] The album's first single, "Ways to Fake It", was released on September 7, 2016^[5] through Vevo and Spotify. Valensi has described the band's sound as a mix of power pop and heavy metal, and has named The Cars, Cheap Trick and Elvis Costello as influences.^[2]

CRX
Origin	Los Angeles
Genres	stoner rock indie rock industrial rock power pop pop rock garage rock desert rock new wave[1]
Years active	2013 (2013)[2]–present
Labels	Columbia
Members	Ralph Alexander Brad Oberhofer Jon Safley Nick Valensi Darian Zahedi
Past members	Richie Follin
Website	www.crxmusic.com

Band members

Current members

• Nick Valensi – lead vocals, lead guitar (2013–present)
• Darian Zahedi – rhythm guitar (2015–present)
• Brad Oberhofer – keyboard, backing vocals (2018–present)
• Jon Safley – bass guitar, synth/synth bass, percussion, backing vocals (2014–present)
• Ralph Alexander – drums, percussion (2015–present)

Former members

• Richie Follin – keyboard, guitar, backing vocals (2013–2018)

Discography

Albums

• New Skin (2016)
• Peek (2019)^[6]

EPs

• Interiors (2024)

Singles

• "Ways to Fake It" (2016)
• "Broken Bones" (2016)
• "Love Me Again" (2018)
• "We’re All Alone" (2019)^[6]
• "Falling" (2019)
• "Get Close" (2019)