Ex Hex, Cosmic Cave.

Just days after the socially mediated divulgence that St. Vincent is in the process of producing new Sleater-Kinney, Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss’ fellow Wild Flag-bearer Mary Timony’s Ex Hex have announced their return also. Cosmic Cave, below, is excavated from she, Betsy Wright, and Laura Harris’ forthcoming sophomore full-length It’s Real, and hears the D.C. trio return to the uproarious, Ramones-esque blitzkrieg pop-punk that was heard on their début endeavour, Rips. Similarly mettlesome, a Buzzcocky riff kicks off what’ll later swell into a faintly surfy froth, Timony imploring we “ride on a wave” atop effervescent backing vocals. And it’s really quite the ride, we assure you…

It’s Real is available from March 22nd via Merge Records, while Ex Hex play Village Underground on May 28th.