October 2010 the band's website announced details of a new album, Solid State Recital, which was released on 21 April 2011. On 27 November 2013, Puressence announced they had split. Since the split, James Mudriczki has been working on a solo album whilst contributing vocals to two tracks on The Red-Sided Garter Snakes 2015 album, Endless Sea. In 2015, it was announced that Mudriczki has formed a new band called The Nihilists. The line up includes Mudriczki on vocals, Steven Kelly on guitars and programming and John Patterson who is the drummer and multi instrumentalist. Early singles (1992–93) Prior to releasing these albums, Puressence released two singles and an EP. First the double A-side "Siamese" / "Scapa Flow" was released through Rough Trade. Then followed the EPs Petrol Skin and Offshore, both released through 2 Damn Loud Records. "Siamese" (Rough Trade) June 1992 "Siamese" "Scapa Flow" Petrol Skin EP (2 Damn Loud Records) 6 July 1992 "Telekenesis" "Suck The Knife" "Polystyrene Snow" "Petrol Skin" Offshore EP (2 Damn Loud) 19 April 1993 "Offshore" "None Handed (demo)" "Mist" Toby Chalmers of Island Records offered them a recording contract. Support slots to Marion introduced them to new supporters. Albums Puressence (1996) In May 1995, the band released the "I Suppose" single on Island without chart success. A few months later they returned with the "Fire" single, which again failed to sell. The tracks though did herald Puressence's self-titled debut album. The album also produced three more singles, "India", "Traffic Jam in Memory Lane" and "Casting Lazy Shadows." (The album only contained ten tracks, of which they had released five as singles.) Released: April 1996 Only Forever (1998) The album displayed a shift in Puressence's style. Mani, bassist for the Stone Roses and Primal Scream, appeared as record producer on "Standing in Your Shadow." "This Feeling" proved to be a hit for the band, when it reached number 33 in the UK Singles Chart, helping the band appear on television programmes such as TFI Friday and Soccer AM. BBC Radio 1 DJ Simon Mayo made this his single of the week and it received airplay on numerous radio stations around the UK. The second single "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" fell just short of the Top 40. But the third single "All I Want" scraped in at No. 39, its second CD was joined as a double A-side with "Never Be The Same Again".