Artist: EX HEX Album: Rips (2014) Rips, Ex Hex’s debut full-length. It’s the record of the summer, albeit one thats arrived two months too late—a collection of perfectly lean power-pop tunes that evoke Tom Petty and the Runaways while conjuring the unruly energy of contemporary mid-fi bashers like Thee Oh Sees. Rips sounds fine on headphones or at home, but it’s best enjoyed in the car where it’s possible to feel more perfectly tuned into the music’s steady velocity. The production is clean, but not polished, and the performances are tight. It doesnt sound like a record that was made in a hurry. All the genre demands is excitement, and Rips is definitely exciting. It’s stripped down, fast, and physical; the songs mostly revolve around scrubby, disappointing dudes and their failings, but the message is never maudlin or tragic. Lead singer/guitarist Mary Timony spent years speak-singing, performing lyrics in a cool and detached tone that wavered in and out of pitch. But in Ex Hex, she’s developed a more overtly melodic delivery. As a guitarist, she’s playing a bit below her chops, but her solos are tasteful and on point, pitching up the emotional heft of a song once words wont cut it anymore. (from pitchfork (10-10-14)) https://youtube/watch?v=2AxIA4042WA
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:07:53 +0000
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