The Ex-Girlfriends Club: The Ex-Girlfriends Club EP

Aim. Shoot. Miss. Portland band The Ex-Girlfriends Club have a self-titled EP that takes cues form the darkness Jesus and Mary Chain and the glam rock of the New York Dolls. The result should have been a heady mixture that would be scary and loud, but the vocals are too self-conscious and the music lacks real power. Ryan Carroll, who goes by the name of Orion for this project, is also a member of Saturna, a band that is way ahead of this project. Turn it up, guys, and you might get it right ne...

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