The Ex-Bombers are a femme fatale with a film noir beat who mix sultry rhythms with narcotic melodies.
Since 2010, the Charleston, IL duo have made a seedy and avant form of pop fit for scoring spy films and neon nights.
Critics have dubbed their music as “jazz for dirtbags” or “punk for beatniks.” Both descriptors hint at the maximum minimalism found on their two full-length LPs as well as the raw cabaret element they bring to live performances.
Keri Cousins provides the sultry rhythms on a tom-less drumset as Scott Walus plays the narcotic melodies on a weathered Hagstrom 8-string bass (EADG octaves). They combine their distinct voices to weave together dark and catchy songs in the vein of the flippant sounds of early Velvet Underground/Sonic Youth with the style of Soft Cell/Girls Against Boys.
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Earlier Event: February 5
Elle Patterson & Nick Schlueter of FOCUS (St. Louis, MO)
Later Event: February 7
Midwest Rhythm Exchange (Indianapolis, IN)