the exies- A Modern Way of Living with the Truth

by Evan Sawdey
PopMatters Associate Interviews Editor

The first track off of The Exies’ latest album will make you wonder if you bought the wrong CD. You may have bought A Modern Way of Living With the Truth because you like post-Stone Temple Pilots alt-rock radio rockers, but when you hear the opening chords of “Leaving Song”, it’s a shock because it’s acoustic and it’s a genuinely heartfelt, Nick Drake-styled ballad that is unlike anything in the Exies’ entire back catalog. When frontman Scott Stevens’ voice screeches on the line “Come down with me / It’s time to leave,” the effect is staggering. The song clocks in at less than two minutes, but hints at the breathtaking promise of a daring new direction for the band.

Track Listing--

1. Leaving Song
2. Lay Your Money Down
3. A Fear Of Being Alone
4. Different Than You
5. This Is The Sound
6. Stray
7. Dose
8. Better Now
9. My Ordinary World
10. These Are The Days
11. A Modern Way...
12. Once In A Lifetime
13. Spectator At The Revolution