Ex (The) - If The Mirror Breaks

In true Ex fashion, " If Your Mirror Breaks" picks up where "27 Passports" left off, and erupts like a

musical short story collection, a ten-part series of surrealist daydreams, calls to action, ominous

warnings and bursts of vitality tapped into the pulse of time. What time could be more appropriate

to release this album in, as the current one?

Arnold de Boer, Katherina Bornefeld, Andy Moor and Terrie Hessels once again impress with their

trademark urgency and creativity. Starting from a staccato Walt Whitman poem from 1861 and

wrapping things up with the unstoppable, joyful thrust of "Great!", the new album by The Ex is

equal parts exploration and determination, with wistful shades accentuating their live wire

intensity, unpredictability and sheer determination. Yes, there are moments of doubt and

insecurity ("reality is shifting / there is no escape"), of distress ("I get desperate / I feel the wide

washing of death"), but time and again, perseverance wins. As Bornefeld sings so aptly in her

beautiful contribution "Wheel": "New life force unfolds for those who flow / with the song of

their souls."

De Boer has a striking way with images. Walls speak, spiders write and turning into an apartment

block becomes a life goal.Imagination and language become a refuge, but also weapons in times

of loss and division. When you're not afraid to question yourself and realise, in James Baldwin's

words, that "You could be that person / Be that monster, be that cop", you might find a way out

of it. It's the way we interact that defines us.

If Your Mirror Breaks is an album that brims with passion and commitment, with three guitars,

voice and drums ready to revitalize, or overthrow, the old formulas. It is rugged and fierce,

connecting the dots between the swaying waltz of "Circuit Breaker" and the overflowing lava

energy of "In The Rain". Steve Albini, whom the album is dedicated to, would have approved.

With music (and words) as committed, poetic, exciting and imaginative as this, The Ex has made

one for the ages. A work that reflects the conflicting ideas and moods of its time, while pushing

forward, convinced there's always a more viable alternative around the corner. It's a process

that never loses its thrilling buzz. - Guy Peters, Geraardsbergen, 2025.

Katherina Bornefeld - Drums, percussion, vocals

Arnold de Boer - Vocals, guitar

Andy Moor - Guitar

Terrie Hessels - Guitar

Tracks>>

1. Beat Beat Drums 5:11

2. Monday Song 5:39

3. The Evidence 2:58

4. Spider And Fly 5:34

5. Circuit Breaker 5:37

6. Wheel 5:05

7. The Loss 3:55

8. In The Rain 2:37

9. The Apartment Block 6:03

10. Great! 4:26

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