Review: Ex Lovers @ The Lexington, Sep 22nd.
Posted by: nick
Last night we were at The Lexington for a second night in a row. Following an excellent performance by Girls on Monday it was Londoners Ex Lovers turn to impress. The night doubled as the EP launch for their new 10” Chess Club Records release ‘You Forget So Easily’. Would they sink? Would they swim? Would anyone care?
As their soundcheck had hinted at earlier the answer was to be an emphatic swim. With the venue’s big sound system behind them the band blasted through a short but ever so sweet twenty-five minute set. Opener ‘A Moment That Keeps Repeating’ warmed appetites for what was to come with it’s simple duelling guitar lines, relentless rhythm and beautiful Elliot Smith meets The Lemonheads vocal harmonies from frontman/guitarist Pete and backing vocalist, the lovely Laurel.
With Steve Lamacq notably listening from the back of the room the band continued to impress with material from their EP as well as ‘Photobooth’ and previous single ‘Just A Silhouette’ which remains for us their best track yet.
Ex Lovers play a few more London dates over the next couple of weeks before embarking on a joint UK tour with Kurran & The Wolfnotes. It should be hard to miss them but don’t come crying to us if you do!
Look out for an exclusive Ex Lovers interview coming to Music Mule soooooon.
buy: Ex Lovers – You Forget So Easily 10″
mp3: Ex Lovers – Just A Silhouette
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Great gig, interesting support… Still love the Christian rock girl from Planet Earth too.
Ha ha yep, should have written about Planet Earth and their Biblical virtues but that’s for another day. And first support Babe Shadow – worst name ever???