Rips (album)

Rips
Studio album by Ex Hex
Released	October 7, 2014
Recorded	April 2014
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock, garage rock
Length	35:09
Label	Merge
Producer	Ex Hex
Ex Hex chronology
Rips (2014) Hot and Cold 7" (2014)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Consequence of Sound	B–[3]
Cuepoint	A–[4]
Exclaim!	9/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	9/10[8]
Pitchfork Media	8.4/10[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Uncut	8/10[11]

Rips is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Ex Hex. It was released on October 7, 2014 by Merge Records. It was named as a Best New Album by Pitchfork Media.^[9]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mary Timony, except "How You Got That Girl" and "Radio On", written by Betsy Wright. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Wanna Lose"	2:27
2.	"Beast"	3:14
3.	"Waste Your Time"	2:47
4.	"You Fell Apart"	2:45
5.	"How You Got That Girl"	3:06
6.	"Waterfall"	2:05
7.	"Hot and Cold"	2:35
8.	"Radio On"	2:41
9.	"New Kid"	2:57
10.	"War Paint"	3:57
11.	"Everywhere"	3:18
12.	"Outro"	3:17
Total length:		35:09

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 – photography, production, tracking
• Missy Thangs – recording assistant

References

1. "Reviews for Rips by Ex Hex". Metacritic. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
2. Phares, Heather. "Rips – Ex Hex". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
3. Young, Killian (October 7, 2014). "Ex Hex – Rips". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
4. Christgau, Robert (February 20, 2015). "Robert Christgau: Expert Witness". Cuepoint. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
5. Lindsay, Cam (October 3, 2014). "Ex Hex: Ex Hex Rips". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
6. Hughes, Tom (October 9, 2014). "Ex Hex: Rips review – majestic power-pop on the air-guitar album of the year". The Guardian. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
7. "Ex Hex: Rips". Mojo (252): 102. November 2014.
8. Snapes, Laura (October 13, 2014). "Ex Hex – 'Rips'". NME. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
9. Leitko, Aaron (October 10, 2014). "Ex Hex: Rips". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
10. Machado, Jessica (October 7, 2014). "Rips". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
11. "Ex Hex: Rips". Uncut (210): 73. November 2014.