EX HEX LP It's Real PINK / BLUE Swirl Vinyl LIMITED EDITION + Downloads IN STOC

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EX HEX

LP

It’s Real

PINK / BLUE

COLOURED SWIRL VINYL

LIMITED EDITION

+ Downloads

IN STOCK

When Ex Hex exploded onto the scene with their

unfettered brand of rock and riffage, the power trio

for our generation had finally arrived. Made up of

Mary Timony, Betsy Wright, and Laura Harris, the

group’s debut Rips was a gleaming collection of

tightly wound gems that scored Best New Music

honors from Pitchfork, the top spot on Magnet

Magazine’s Best of 2014 list, and No. 11 in that

year’s Pazz and Jop critics poll. Touring throughout

2015 and 2016 established the band as a force to be

reckoned with: an audacious three-piece distilling

rock music to its essence with formidable skills and

a reputation for frenzied and unabashedly fun live

shows. On It’s Real, the second album, Ex Hex’s

commitment to larger than- life riffs and

unforgettable hooks remains intact, but the garage-

y, postpunk approach that defined Rips has grown

in scale and ambition. What started as a reaction to

the blown-out aesthetic of Rips would test the sonic

limits of the power trio and lead the band on a quest

for a more immersive and three dimensional sound.

Vocal harmonies are layered ten tracks deep, solos

shimmer and modulate atop heaving power chords,

and the codas linger and stretch toward new

frontiers of sound.

Produced by Jonah Takagi, It’s Real was a more

collaborative effort than its predecessor. Mary and

Betsy could be found writing late into the night,

leaning on Takagi to tighten up arrangements. Egos

were surrendered in service to the music: Nothing

was sacred or precious, and there was a relentless

devotion to both songcraft and exploration. Dozens

of guitar amps sat mic-ed in the next room, and the

group experimented at a frenzied pace parsing

countless combinations of instruments, pedals, and

amps. They even dusted off Mary’s old Rockman, a

small headphone amp designed by Boston guitarist

Tom Scholz in 1982. The opening track Tough

Enough is punky and defiant, with stacked backing

vocals posing the question “Are you tough enough

(to let it go)?” that’s resoundingly answered in the affirmative by 

a searing, triumphant guitar solo. Cosmic Cave is a bittersweet 

rave-up  with shimmering phased guitars, a gooey candied 

chorus, and beamed-in “whoa-oh-ohs” that add a

touch of melancholia to the frenzied speed-of-sound

pace. The ferocious and anthemic Rainbow Shiner is

what Wright describes as “a victory song.” Her

mordacious central riff is coupled with dueling

guitar-god solos that explode from the stereo

spectrum. The starlit Another Dimension has it all:

pounding drums, palm-muted humbucking chugs,

soaring harmonized vocals, and a stark, ethereal

bridge that sends listeners deep into the lush sonic

landscape that the band set out to create. Ex Hex

were already one of America’s best guitar bands—

but on It’s Real, their musical savvy has thrillingly

combined with anything-goes curiosity, studio

experimentation, and a dedication to refinement,

resulting in an album that’s ready to be played at

maximum volume.

TRACKS –

SIDE A

1. Tough Enough,

2. Rainbow Shiner,

3. Good Times,

4. Want It to Be True,

5. Diamond Drive.

SIDE B

1. No Reflection,

2. Another Dimension,

3. Cosmic Cave,

4. Radiate,

5. Talk to Me

Condition –  MINT / UNPLAYED (SEALED)

Year – 2019

Catalogue number – MRG660LPC1

COUNTRY – UK

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