The Rex Complex

The Rex Complex

Throughout modern pop culture, few acts have successfully walked the fine line between lunacy and ingenuity, while still making a prolific impact on the music scene. The Rex Complex, an experimental rock band residing in Brooklyn, NY, is without a doubt walking this line.

Their style—hip hop tinged beats, joyous screaming, distorted accordion, and the odd crashing metal bucket or beer keg, not to mention their penchant for creative lyrical content– could draw them comparisons to Dirty Projectors, Tom Waits or the score to a lost Tarantino soundtrack. All the while, The Rex Complex is pushing ahead with its own futuristic twists.

The Rex Complex News

Review: The Rex Complex @ The Middle East Downstairs

Check it out; The Rex Complex got a great write up by

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The Rex Complex Tour Kickstarted!


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Review: The Rex Complex @ Radio Bean

Another great review for The Rex Complex – read the full article here.

Holy shit. That?s exactly what comes to mind each time I think about my experience seeing The Rex Complex perform last night at Radio Bean. The experimental rock band from Brooklyn, NY pervaded my ears with a sound they call ?Roots Ruckus?? the combination of blood churning screams, hip hoppish beats and a crooked accordion.

Dig on The Rex Complex

The Rex Complex got a nice write up in the Boston Dig, check out the full article here!

Where to begin with this hyper-caffeinated duo? They’re weird, but let’s not let that obscure the fact that they’re also pretty awesome. [TRC]‘s recent release places them somewhere between MGMT and Beastie Boys. But even that characterization doesn’t completely do them justice. There’s a definite post-punk edge to their sound, mixed with barking vocals, pounding drums, amplified distortion and funky grooves.

Super Coda Presents: The Rex Complex

Check out this great article on The Rex Complex featuring video interviews with Rex and Jeremy.

“Thumping, bumping, howling, and growling” are just a few words I came across when researching The Rex Complex. A jolly combination of observation and process, their sound has been described “voodo psyche-blues.” Both Rex and Jeremy cite Micachu as a current influence. Their inde peers, Railbird and Cuddle Magic have also left marked impressions. For influences Jeremy lists The Band, Mr. Bungle, Miles Davis, Apex Twin, and a wide breadth of acts I’ve never heard of. As he puts it, “There aren’t new chords…but there are still new sounds and textures…” Hussman’s influences include Johnny Cash, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, The Clash, and Iggy Pop & The Stooges. He tells me his musical ambitions are to “learn a lot of songs by people I like.” I ask when he first knew it was music for him. “I was two years old,” he tells me. He’d heard the Aardvark song on Sesame Street, and he had to recreate it. His attempts were made on a plastic drum. Full article here.