It's Real (Ex Hex album)

It's Real is the second studio album by American band Ex Hex. It was released on March 22, 2019, through Merge Records.

It's Real
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
GenreGarage rock[1]
Length39:15
LabelMerge
ProducerJonah Takagi[2]
Ex Hex chronology
Rips
(2014)
It's Real
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[3]
Metacritic77/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Exclaim!7/10[6]
Financial Times[7]
Mojo[8]
NME[9]
The Observer[10]
Pitchfork7.8/10[2]
Q[11]
Rolling Stone[1]
Uncut8/10[12]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Tough Enough"4:39
2."Rainbow Shiner"3:35
3."Good Times"2:54
4."Want It to Be True"5:14
5."Diamond Drive"3:42
6."No Reflection"3:29
7."Another Dimension"5:31
8."Cosmic Cave"3:00
9."Radiate"3:53
10."Talk to Me"3:18
Total length:39:15

References

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  1. ^ a b Hermes, Will (March 20, 2019). "Ex Hex's 'It's Real' Is a Garage-Rock Killer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (March 29, 2019). "Ex Hex: It's Real". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "It's Real by Ex Hex reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "It's Real by Ex Hex Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Phares, Heather. "It's Real – Ex Hex". AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Torrey, Owen (March 20, 2019). "Ex Hex: It's Real". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  7. ^ Hann, Michael (March 22, 2019). "Ex Hex: It's Real — big riffs, big melodies, and a breath of fresh hair". Financial Times. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Bulley, Jenny (April 2019). "Ex Hex: It's Real". Mojo (305): 96.
  9. ^ Hunt, El (March 19, 2019). "Ex Hex – 'It's Real' review". NME. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Mongredien, Phil (March 24, 2019). "Ex Hex: It's Real review – a lacklustre follow-up". The Observer. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  11. ^ Monroe, Jazz (May 2019). "Ex Hex: It's Real". Q (397): 111.
  12. ^ Deusner, Stephen (March 29, 2019). "Ex Hex – It's Real". Uncut. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.