Photo Credit: After The Show
Ex Cops played their first ever LA show last night, opening for Bleached at The Troubadour.
The band kicked off their set with “Ken,” followed by “You Are A Lion, I Am A Lamb,” which set the tone for their band as one of controlled energy, dreamy guitar tones, and lush male-female vocals.
Ex Cops (Brian Harding and Amalie Bruun) were backed by 3 other musicians, and they played to a packed house (mostly full of teenagers).
Photo Credit: After The Show
They played a brand new song that sounded good — nice bass line and chord changes. Ex Cops’ penultimate song was “James,” which sounded way too rushed! “James” is such an amazing song but I couldn’t appreciate it when it was played so fast.
Check out: Ex Cops’ official website + Twitter for 2 more LA dates + the rest of the tour.
True Hallucinations the debut full length LP from NY’s own Ex Cops. This duo(Brian Harding (ex-Hymns) and Amalie Bruun (ex-Minks), reminds me a lot of Yo La Tengo or the Ravenettes with it’s breezy lo fi pop sounds. This music was sent to me from a label friend, I liked it, and thought I should pass it your way. Listen to the first single off that record below.