Big thanks to Dave from CJAM 99.1 FM in Detroit for leading the charge by playing The Ex-Girlfriends Club’s version of The Witch by The Sonics on his show Revolution Rock. He played it along with other garage rock gems from bands like The Make-Up, Ty Segall, The Pretty Thing,s and Generation X.
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The Ex-Girlfriends Club release Boo Hoo Hoo
The Ex-Girlfriends Club are excited to have released their debut full length record entitled Boo Hoo Hoo. It is now available on Amazon, iTunes, CDbaby, BandCamp and more. It can also be streamed at SoundCloud.
Big thanks to David from Largehearted Boy for posting it in his Daily Downloads. Other blogs to announce the release include The End of Irony, Electric Mustache, and No Country For New Nashville.
UK Blog Announces The Ex-Girlfriends Club debut album Boo Hoo Hoo
Big thanks to Mad Mackerel in England for posting the first review of debut LP Boo Hoo Hoo. They had some very kind words to say including, “The Ex-Girlfriends Club specialise in the sleazy blues-punk riffs so beloved of the Stooges, the glam rock attitude that so defined late-era T-Rex, and the garage rock rawness that heralded trailblazers The Seeds.
The result is a incendiary mix of distortion, proto-punk and voodoo blues that manifests itself perfectly in the primal stomp of their cover of the Sonics classic The Witch, being the first single and a taster from the band’s forthcoming debut album Boo Hoo Hoo.”
UPDATE: Mad Mackerel also included first single The Witch in their Best of January mix.
The Ex-Girlfriends Club in J’s Heaven
Big thanks to J’s Heaven for reviewing The Ex-Girlfriends Club live at Dante’s with Sexywaterspiders, Di Di Mau, No Tomorrow Boys and Holy Children.
J writes, “Ex-Girlfriend’s Club up first: the singer was like some frankenstein’s hodge podge of Joey Ramone, Mick Jagger, and Iggy Pop. He’s about 9 feet tall, and he was the best performer i’ve seen in a minute. They tore up a homage to the early to mid 60s, at times extremely reminiscent of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, but laced with amphetamines and booze, to conjure the true theater of the absurd and dangerous. It was like some shamanic invocation, to tear a hole through time, space, and history, to that meta-reality where everything is happening simultaneously, and the spirit of cynicism, ‘been there, done that.’ has no room to breathe and breed. They ended with one of the most excellent stage dives I’ve ever seen, with the singer than running around the infernal theater, knocking over beers and singing into people’s eyes. Tremendous. Highly Recommended! ”
read the whole review here.
The Ex-Girlfriends Club to Release debut Full-Length
The Ex-Girlfriends Club is excited to announce the release of their debut album entitled Boo Hoo Hoo on Jan 31st, 2012. It will be available on Amazon, iTunes and CDbaby as well as their live shows. On January 18th, XGFC will be having an early release party at Dante’s in Portland, OR with some of their favorite bands including Di Di Mau!, Holy Children, Sexywaterspiders, and No Tomorrow Boys. Come down to Dante’s to get your copy before anyone else.
The Ex-Girlfriends Club in Top 10 Bands of 2011
The Ex-Girlfriends Club would like to thank Nick Hilden from SSG Music for including them in its top 10 Portland bands of 2011 along with The Lovesores, LSD&D, and heavy weights Red Fang. Nick called XGFC, “An immediate explosion of wailing, ripping garage rock piloted by Albatross’ drawling, howling maniacy.” The top 10 list also included Hairspray Blues, Wizard Boots, Hopeless Jack & The Handsome Devils, Alabama Black Snake and more.
Read the whole article here.
The Ex-Girlfriends Club take over KBOO HOO HOO radio on New Years Eve
The Ex-Girlfriends Club is excited to be ringing in the new year on KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland OR with their friends Di Di Mau! and Sexywaterspiders. This special on-air live performance will be part of XGFC’s series of release parties for their debut album. KBOO has agreed to let the band redub the radio station KBOO HOO HOO for the night to coincide with the album title Boo Hoo Hoo. Big thanks to Sabrina Heavin for putting the show together and calling in to co-host the event from LA.
UPDATE: The Starlight Collective have released the streaming audio of the radio show here.
Artwork for new Ex-Girlfriends Club Album Released
The Ex-Girlfriends Club are excited to unveil the artwork for their debut LP which will be titled Boo Hoo Hoo. The Album is slated to drop early 2012 with a series of release parties to follow. The cover photo was taken by Bertrand W. Delacourt and the artwork was designed by Jason Studley.
Tracklisting Released for new Ex-Girlfriends Club Album
The Ex-Girlfriends Club have narrowed down the cuts from their studio session and have released the final tracklisting for their upcoming debut album which will include a cover of The Witch by The Sonics.
01 Your Prescription
02 Coming Off Benzos
03 Lightning Bolt
04 The Witch
05 Take it From Me
06 Devil Eyes
07 Mister Singer
08 I’m Not Your Man
09 The Seer
The Ex-Girlfriends Club Working on Album
The Ex-Girlfriends Club are excitedly working on their debut full length album. They have finished up a number of tracks and are in the process of figuring out which tracks will make the cut and putting together the artwork. XGFC worked with audio engineer Greg Lind and are very pleased with the way that the songs have turned out. Lind was able to capture the live feel and energy of The Ex-Girlfriends Club’s show performances. XGFC will begin mastering with Timothy Stollenwerk (Thee Oh Sees, The Rats, Wooden Shjips) at Stereophonic in the next few weeks.
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