Ex-Breathers – “Pocket” (Stereogum Premiere)
Some of our favorite albums this year get so much across in so little time. Say Yes To Love by Perfect Pussy clocks in around 24 minutes; Deep Fantasy by White Lung is barely 23. Florida hardcore band Ex-Breathers fall into that category — their EP, ExBx, packs 12 songs into 11 and a half minutes, and they don’t waste a second. Take “Pocket,” for example: 44 seconds of charging guitars, David Yow-influenced yelps, and still plenty of unpredictable twists and turns. If you have three quarters of a minute to spare — and c’mon, you do — give it a listen below.
Ex-Breathers tour dates:
07/31 Birmingham, AL @ The Forge w/ SLUR & Withheld
08/01 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland w/ fk mt
08/02 Harrisonburg, VA @ Spaghetti World w/ Yellow King
08/03 Washington DC @ TBA
08/04 Philladelphia, PA @ Golden Tea House w/ The Weaks
08/05 New Brunswick, NJ @ Circuit City nbnj
08/06 Brooklyn, NY @ Death by Audio w/ Sneeze & Vulture Shit
08/07 Baltimore, MD @ Keith House w/ Hive Bent, CP/M, & Birth (Defects)
08/08 Richmond, VA @ Haus Addy w/ Springtime, Brief Lives, Cross Eyed
08/09 Asheville, NC @ Skanktuary
08/10 Rock Hill, SC @ Piss Mansion
ExBx is out 10/7 via Texas Is Funny