Ex Hex - It's Real (VINYL LP) | NEW

Label: Merge Records – MRG660
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: USA & Canada
Released: Mar 22, 2019
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock

A1        Tough Enough
A2        Rainbow Shiner
A3        Good Times
A4        Want It To Be True
A5        Diamond Drive
B1        No Reflection
B2        Another Dimension
B3        Cosmic Cave
B4        Radiate
B5        Talk To Me

Engineered At – The Magpie Cage
Engineered At – Ivakota Studios
Mastered At – Peerless Mastering
Published By – Loud Pink Bird Songs
Published By – Higher Kicks
Published By – Smooth Beast
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Merge Records
Copyright © – Merge Records
Lacquer Cut At – Chicago Mastering Service
Artwork – Will Sweeney
Bass – Betsy Wright, Jonah Takagi

Label: Merge Records – MRG660
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: USA & Canada
Released: Mar 22, 2019
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock

A1        Tough Enough
A2        Rainbow Shiner
A3        Good Times
A4        Want It To Be True
A5        Diamond Drive
B1        No Reflection
B2        Another Dimension
B3        Cosmic Cave
B4        Radiate
B5        Talk To Me

Engineered At – The Magpie Cage
Engineered At – Ivakota Studios
Mastered At – Peerless Mastering
Published By – Loud Pink Bird Songs
Published By – Higher Kicks
Published By – Smooth Beast
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Merge Records
Copyright © – Merge Records
Lacquer Cut At – Chicago Mastering Service
Artwork – Will Sweeney
Bass – Betsy Wright, Jonah Takagi
Drums – David Christian (5), Laura Harris (2)
Engineer – Ben Green (9), Ex Hex, J. Robbins, Jonah Takagi
Engineer [Assistant Mastering Engineer] – Maria Rice
Guitar – Betsy Wright, Jonah Takagi, Mary Timony
Lacquer Cut By – ML*
Mastered By – Jeff Lipton
Mixed By – Collin Dupuis
Photography By – Gene Smirnov
Producer – Jonah Takagi
Songwriter – Ex Hex
Vocals – Betsy Wright, Mary Timony
Includes a download coupon.

Engineered by J. Robbins at Magpie Cave in Baltimore
Jonah Takagi and Ex Hex at Home
Ben Green at Ivakota in DC

Mastered [...] at Peerless Mastering in Boston

℗ & © 2019 Merge Records
P.O. Box 1235, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Barcode (Stickered): 673855066011

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.

• Condition: NEW
• Format: Vinyl
• Internal ID: 673855066 (011
• Format Detail: LP
• Genre: ALT/INDIE
• Label: Merge Records
• Catalog Number: MRG660
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 2019-03-22