The Ex-Optimists kick out the jams with their atmospheric early ‘90s indie noise pop.  Many of their songs devolve into chaos, with dudes lying on the floor slowly turning guitar pedal knobs until it seems like your pores are oozing and melting into puddles of kerosene, lit on fire by ring modulation, echo pedal oscillations and tribal scream therapy drumming.  Somewhere inside that cacophony is an inspired rock band screaming out noise pop angular beauty.

The Ex-Optimists play The Revolution Stage Friday 5/20 at 9:30pm
http://reverbnation.com/theexoptimists

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