Rips is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Ex Hex. It was released on October 7, 2014 by Merge Records.
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| Released | October 7, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | April 2014 | |||
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| Length | 35:09 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.1/10[4] |
| Metacritic | 84/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Cuepoint (Expert Witness) | A−[7] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[8] |
| Financial Times | [9] |
| The Guardian | [1] |
| Mojo | [10] |
| NME | 9/10[3] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [11] |
| Uncut | 8/10[12] |
Rips holds a score of 84 out of 100 on the review aggregate site Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[5] 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."[2] Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote that Rips "mixes simple pleasures and complicated ones into a completely life-affirming debut",[6] while Laura Snapes of NME called the album "a reminder of rock’s glorious communal potential".[3]
NME named Rips the tenth best album of 2014.[13] It also placed at number 11 on The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop year-end critics' poll.[14]
Year-end lists
edit| Year | Publication | Work | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Pitchfork | Rips | The 50 Best Albums of 2014 | 26
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| "Don't Wanna Lose" | The 100 Best Tracks of 2014 | 22
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| The Village Voice | Rips | Pazz + Jop: The Top 50 Albums of 2014 | 11
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Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Mary Timony, except "How You Got That Girl" and "Radio On", written by Betsy Wright
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
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Charts
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[18] | 170 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[19] | 24 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] | 46 |
References
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c Leitko, Aaron (October 10, 2014). "Ex Hex: Rips". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ a b c Snapes, Laura (October 13, 2014). "Ex Hex – 'Rips'". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Rips by Ex Hex reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Rips by Ex Hex". Metacritic. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Rips – Ex Hex". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (February 20, 2015). "Robert Christgau: Expert Witness". Cuepoint. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ Lindsay, Cam (October 3, 2014). "Ex Hex: Ex Hex Rips". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (October 11, 2014). "Ex Hex: Rips – review". Financial Times. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Ex Hex: Rips". Mojo (252): 102. November 2014.
- ^ Machado, Jessica (October 7, 2014). "Rips". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Ex Hex: Rips". Uncut (210): 73. November 2014.
- ^ "NME's Top 50 Albums Of 2014". NME. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Pazz+Jop 2014". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ Pitchfork (December 17, 2014). "The 50 Best Albums of 2014". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Pitchfork. "The 100 Best Tracks of 2014 - Page 8". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Village Voice (January 12, 2015). "Pazz + Jop: The Top 50 Albums of 2014". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Ex Hex Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ^ "Ex Hex Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ^ "Ex Hex Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2016.