Rips is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Ex Hex. It was released on October 7, 2014 by Merge Records.
Critical reception
Rips holds a score of 84 out of 100 on the review aggregate site Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". Pitchfork writer Aaron Leitko gave Rips a "Best New Music" designation and remarked that the album "mostly finds the band walking away from Timony's established voice and pushing toward something more direct and energetic—embracing the past, but also blowing things up and starting again." Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote that Rips "mixes simple pleasures and complicated ones into a completely life-affirming debut", while Laura Snapes of NME called the album "a reminder of rock’s glorious communal potential".
NME named Rips the tenth best album of 2014. It also placed at number 11 on The Village Voices Pazz & Jop year-end critics' poll.
Year-end lists Year Publication Work List Rank2014 Pitchfork Rips The 50 Best Albums of 2014 "Don't Wanna Lose" The 100 Best Tracks of 2014 The Village Voice Rips Pazz + Jop: The Top 50 Albums of 2014
Track listing
Personnel
Ex Hex Laura Harris – drums Mary Timony – guitar, vocals Betsy Wright – bass guitar
Additional personnel Mitch Easter – engineering Bobby Harlow – mixing Dennis Kane – tracking Johann Kauth – artwork, layout Jeff Lipton – mastering Maria Rice – mastering assistant Jonah Takagi – production, tracking, photography Missy Thangs – recording assistant
Charts Chart (2014) Peakposition
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