Inspired by bold and brash glam rock, power pop, and punk, Washington, D.C.'s power trio Ex Hex was founded Mary Timony, whose intricate experiments with Helium in the '90s and as a solo artist in the 2000s couldn't have been further from this band's tough, melodic sound. On their 2014 freewheeling debut album, Rips, Ex Hex paid homage to Thin Lizzy, the Cars, and Cheap Trick without following too closely in their footsteps, while 2019's more crafted It's Real added extra studio polish to their rock & roll fantasies.
The band began when Timony's previous project Wild Flag ...