Ex Hex - Rips - New LP

EX HEX exploded onto the scene with their unfettered brand of rock and riffage. Made up of MARY TIMONY, BETSY WRIGHT and LAURA HARRIS, the group’s debut Rips is a gleaming collection of tightly wound gems that scored Best New Music honors from Pitchfork, the top spot on Magnet’s Best of 2014 list, and No. 11 in that year’s Pazz & Jop critics poll. Unapologetic rock ’n’ roll spat out in the discipline’s mother tongue.

 

Mary found Laura Harris (The Aquarium, Benjy Ferree) and they hit it off immediately. Laura is a monster on drums: intuitive, solid, and just a bit rough around the edges. The pair played together for a couple of months in a tiny carpet-lined practice space shared with half a dozen hardcore bands and what appeared to be the better part of a B.C. Rich Mockingbird. In walked Betsy Wright from the wilds of Virginia. She and Mary have similar tendencies, both defaulting to denim and The Voidoids. Betsy is a performer and an ace piano player, and before long, she was slinging a cherry SG as the third member of Ex Hex.  The group played a handful of shows and a couple of months later, in the spring of 2014, headed into the studio. Working furiously, they recorded over the span of two weeks in North Carolina with Mitch Easter (Let’s Active) and in the basement of Mary’s home with frequent collaborator Jonah Takagi. Bobby Harlow (The Go, Conspiracy of Owls) was tapped to mix because of his unique take on making rock records. What results is Ex Hex Rips, twelve songs about underdogs, guys stealing your wallet, schoolyard brawls, and getting bent. The record happens pretty quickly, so don’t blink.

LP includes a coupon for a full download.