Ex Hex have released the bizarrely glam new video for the track “Rainbow Shiner” from their latest album It’s Real, out now via Merge Records.
The video’s animator, cult cartoonist M. Wartella, says of the project in a statement, “As artists, often our destructive tendencies come from the same place in our heads that creativity comes from, and that is what we aimed to capture in this psychedelic trip clip. Well, that and to rock your socks off! For real!!!”
Hang onto your socks and watch the new video below. Also included is Ex Hex’s 2015 visit to Daytrotter, as well as a list of their upcoming tour dates in North America and Europe.
Ex Hex Tour Dates:
April
04 – New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom*
05 – Portsmouth, N.H. @ The Press Room*
06 – Montreal, Que. @ l’Escogriffe*
07 – Toronto, Ont. @ Horseshoe Tavern*
08 – Ferndale, Mich. @ Loving Touch*
10 – Chicago, Ill. @ Thalia Hall*
11 – Madison, Wis. @ High Noon*
12 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Turf Club*
13 – Omaha, Neb. @ Reverb*
15 – Denver, Colo. @ Bluebird Theatre*
17 – Boise, Idaho @ Neurolux^
18 – Portland, Ore. @ Aladdin^
19 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Biltmore^
20 – Seattle, Wash @ Crocodile^
23 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall^
24 – Fresno, Calif. @ Strummer’s^
25 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Teragram Ballroom^
26 – Tustin, Calif. @ Marty’s on Newport^
27 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Rebel Lounge^
28 – Tucson, Ariz. @ Club Congress^
30 – Austin, Texas @ Barracuda^
May
01 – Dallas, Texas @ Curtain Club^
03 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Exit/In^
04 – Asheville, N.C. @ The Grey Eagle^
05 – Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat’s Cradle#
09 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Elsewhere
10 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club%
23 – Glasgow, U.K. @ Stereo
24 – Leeds, U.K. @ Brudenell Social Club
25 – Manchester, U.K. @ Deaf Institute
27 – Bristol, U.K. @ The Exchange
28 – London, U.K. @ Village Underground
29 – Birmingham, U.K. @ Hare & Hounds
31 – Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique, Witlof Bar
June
01 – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands @ Best Kept Secret Festival
03 – Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
04 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Exil
05 – Cologne, Germany @ Blue Shell
06 – Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow
07 – Berlin, Germany @ Privatclub
July
06 – Hudson, N.Y. @ Supertone Festival @ Basilica Hudson
11 – Charlottesville, Va. @ Sprint Pavilion&
12 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Union Transfer&
13 – Boston, Mass. @ House of Blues&
23 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Neighborhood Theatre
24 – Athens, Ga. @ Georgia Theatre
25 – Birmingham, Ala. @ Saturn
26 – Atlanta, Ga. @ The Earl
August
19 – Providence, R.I. @ The Met
20 – Hamden, Conn. @ Space Ballroom
21 – Holyoke, Mass. @ Gateway City Arts
22 – Asbury Park, N.J. @ House of Independents
(* w/ Moaning)
(^ w/ Feels)
(# w/ Japanese Breakfast, Eternal Summers)
(% w/ The Messthetics, Clear Channel)
(& w/ Belle and Sebastian)