Ex Hex is the DC-based band of Mary Timony (Wild Flag, Helium), Laura Harris (the Aquarium), and Betsy Wright, and their first album Rips—which came out this week on Merge—is dy-no-mite. Take a listen to opening track "Don't Wanna Lose" and hear for yourself.

Hey, Ex Hex is playing on Thursday at Mississippi Studios! And we're giving away a pair of tickets to the show. To enter to win, bounce over to End Hits.

Ex Hex w/Speedy Ortiz, Blesst Chest; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, $13, tickets