White Hex - Gold Nights - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Ex Hex is a power trio from Washington, DC. Drums, bass, guitar, P90s, searing leads this is unapologetic rock 'n' roll spat out in the discipline's mother tongue. With Wild Flag on hiatus, Mary Timony (Autoclave, Helium) needed a new outlet, so she retreated to her basement and started writing. Mary found Laura Harris (The Aquarium, Benjy Ferree) and they hit it off immediately. In walked Betsy Wright from the wilds of Virginia. 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. Album Tracks 1. Don't Wanna Lose 2. Beast 3. Waste Your Time 4. You Fell Apart 5. How You Got That Girl 6. Waterfall 7. Hot and Cold 8. Radio on 9. New Kid 10. War Paint 11. Everywhere 12. Outro

On It's Real, the group's second album, Ex Hex's commitment to larger-than-life riffs and unforgettable hooks remains intact, but the garage-y, post-punk approach that defined their debut album 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. On first listen, you might think you've unearthed a long-lost LP carved from the space where crunch-minded art rock and glitter-covered hard rock converge, an event horizon at the intersection of towering choruses and swaggering guitars. 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. Album Tracks 1. Tough Enough 2. Rainbow Shiner 3. Good Times 4. Want It to Be True 5. Diamond Drive 6. No Reflection 7. Another Dimension 8. Cosmic Cave 9. Radiate 10. Talk to Me

Album Tracks 1. Sugar 2. The Thaw 3. Landscape Photography 4. Rockwell Nudes 5. Trust and Order 6. Favor 7. Junior Showmanship 8. Spooked // Light 9. Tea 10. Airport Run