It's Real
by Ex Hex
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: Mar 22, 2019
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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. No Ripcord
    May 10, 2019
    70
    It's Real is a traditional rock record through and through. But like that secondhand vinyl sitting on your shelf that never got reissued, it contains deep, thick grooves that always sound fresh regardless of its dwindling shelf life.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Apr 23, 2019
    60
    Many listeners will get a thrill from the laser-pointed precision of the final product, a sort of quest for sonic perfection. But unless the bulk of Timony and Ex Hex fans have been harvesting a secret love for Rainbow or Foreigner for all these years, the sheer bloodlessness, the cleanliness, the emphatic punklessness of it all might just make it a pill too bland for many to swallow.
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  3. PopMatters
    Apr 17, 2019
    70
    On It's Real, Ex Hex have taken a more nuanced approach to their songwriting. Songs are given a little more space to breathe with hooks taking a little longer to bed in. On the whole, the added polish provides a little more rock 'n' roll oxygen, but at times the songs could do with a little more spit.
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