LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS, L.A. EXES HAS ARRIVED. THE REFRESHINGLY CLEVER QUEER QUARTET (JENNY OWEN YOUNGS, SAM BARBERA, STEPH BARKER, RACHEL WHITE), TOGETHER WITH GRAMMY-NOMINATED PRODUCER JAKE SINCLAIR (FALL OUT BOY, PANIC! AT THE DISCO, WEEZER), BLENDS SIXTIES SONICS WITH A MODERN EDGE TO BRING YOU GOOD VIBES FOR DARK TIMES. THOUGH THEIR LYRICS ARE CHOCK FULL OF VULNERABILITY AND BITING WIT, THE EXES ALWAYS BRING THE PARTY. OPENING TRACK “SKINNY DIPPING” AND “TEMPORARY GOODBYE” HANG INTRICATE BEATLES-EQUE HARMONIES ON A FRAME OF JANGLY SURF POP, WHILE THE MORE CONTEMPLATIVE “WEST KEYS” AND “I GOT HALF A MIND” FIND THE BAND NEGOTIATING THE FINE LINE BETWEEN “I MISS YOU” AND “I HOPE YOU DIE.”