We're honor to have such kind words said about our little xoex_ep.

Venus Review:

Do you long for the days when you were able to profess your love for Flock of Seagulls and a-ha without a hint of irony? Are you tuning into '80s flashback shows in secret just to get your groove on? Your salvation has arrived: the Ex-Members' electro-wave EP xoex.

Featuring an all-star lineup of Melissa York (Butchies, Team Dresch), Shirlé Hale (Gerty!, Mary Lou Lord) and David K (Gerty!, Liquor Bike), xoex parties like it's 1985. The past few years have seen many indie bands borrow from their new-wave predecessors by adding synth and drum machine (Gossip, Le Tigre, Ladytron), but Ex-Members do it old school – they're more OMD than CSS. They literally revive new wave's trappings and pay homage to bands like Animotion and the Eurythmics.

On "Into The Nite," David K's dusky, punked-up guitar riffs ground York's throbbing beats while Hale's throaty vocals add requisite dance-diva drama. "Big Black Goodbye" is darker but no less catchy, and the jubilant keyboard melodies of "Wishes" are so period-perfect, you'll swear you heard it at the end of Pretty In Pink.

- Anna Breshears