Hex Key (album)
2025 studio album by Mamalarky From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hex Key is the third studio album by American indie rock band Mamalarky. It was released on April 11, 2025, by Epitaph Records.[1]
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| Released | April 11, 2025 | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles | |||
| Length | 42:41 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
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Background
Consisting of eleven songs, Hex Key incorporates elements of noise pop, alternative R&B, indie rock, art rock, and soft rock.[1] The first album in three years since the band released Pocket Fantasy in 2022, it was recorded in the band's studio in Los Angeles, and precedes five singles, "Anhedonia", "Nothing Lasts Forever", "Feels So Wrong", "#1 Best Of All Time", and "Won't Give Up".[2][3]
Reception
AllMusic's Marcy Donelson stated in her review of the album that "the mercurial Hex Key is compellingly weird and rhythmically and melodically catchy, with each of its fluorescent, silver-, or neon-colored tracks holding earworm potential."[1] Paste Magazine rated the album 7.2 out of ten, describing it as "the clearest reconciliation between the tension of their easygoing indie pop and their meticulous musicianship yet."[5] The Line of Best Fit assigned it a rating of nine out of ten and wrote "This relative obscurity grates, not only because these songs are too good not to reach a bigger audience, but also because they address what all of us have to deal with in life: hope, love, uncertainty, and soldiering on no matter what."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Broken Bones" | 2:30 |
| 2. | "Won't Give Up" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "The Quiet" | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Hex Key" | 2:15 |
| 5. | "Anhedonia" | 3:49 |
| 6. | "#1 Best Of All Time" | 2:08 |
| 7. | "Take Me" | 3:19 |
| 8. | "MF" | 2:43 |
| 9. | "Blow Up" | 2:18 |
| 10. | "Blush" | 3:38 |
| 11. | "Nothing Lasts Forever" | 3:17 |
| 12. | "Feels So Wrong" | 2:55 |
| 13. | "Here's Everything" | 2:52 |
| Total length: | 42:41 | |
Personnel
Credits for Hex Key adapted from Bandcamp.
- Livvy Bennett – produced, engineered
- Michael B. Hunter – produced, engineered, mixed
- Joe LaPorta – mastered
References
External links
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