“Whoever Mary Timony’s singing to on It’s Real, Ex Hex’s sophomore follow up to 2014’s Rips, they’ve taken her on one dizzying rollercoaster ride. From start to end, It’s Real warps around “you,” more than likely the same person all the way through the record’s track list; Timony sings the same yearning for “you” on the opening song, “Tough Enough,” and on “Good Times,” “Want It to Be True,” all th”
“Mary Timony’s power trio returns with snarl, arena-scale roar, and real-world hurt.”
“Ex Hex’s debut album ‘Rips’ might’ve been released five years ago, but judging by the way it sounded – joyous, fuzzily euphoric punk rock–- you wouldn’t be surprised to hear it blaring out from a clapped up Chevy’s busted speakers as it roared around Manhattan’s East Village in the ’80s. With an eclectic resume in punk-rock – between them, Ex Hex members have played in bands ranging from The Aqua”
“The second album from Mary Timony’s band suggests that the hard rock of debut Rips was no dalliance: This time, they mine the denim-clad AOR of Billy Squier and Foreigner.”
