Alexandria Bonanno approached writing Blow, the first ExWife album, chasing the memories of growing up in a cult and marrying young. The songs were written through a decade long relationship that crumbled when she began to challenge her own growth as a human being. Blow was built on voice memos with babies babbling in the background and desire and want seething through those early recordings. The more growth she experienced, the harder it was to stay true to the old version of herself.

The band morphed through many different iterations, but it wasn’t until Nicolas Kauffmann, Josh Mahurin-Chavez, and Bailey Hoover formed the core band. ExWife began to take on a nostalgic 90s sound with beefy tones and memorable melodies.

Lyrically, Blow is funny and evocative, drawing from influences like The Breeders, L7 and Tori Amos. ExWife captures heartbreak in unexpected ways—on “Shadows” Ria confronts the duality of oneself recognizing that there is always two sides to any story, while “Wild West” makes a clear statement that there is humor in sexuality and desire. In “Blow”, the namesake of the album, she requests the pleasure she always deserved.

At the core, Blow is about finding your own freedom, developing your voice, asking for what you deserve, and realizing that something better might be around the corner if you have the courage to pursue it.. With a mix of humor, grief, and towering melodies, ExWife cements themselves as one of rock’s most compelling new voices.

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Door of Hope Southeast is a church in Portland, OR.

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Rad Ranger is an alternative rock band infused with flavor, based out of Eugene, OR, that aims to pepper people’s speakers all over the world. Every member brings a unique sense of art to the canvas, creating a fresh, new sound.

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