Ex Cops emerged from the fertile Brooklyn indie scene of the early 2010s, founded by Brian Harding and Amalie Bruun. Their sound identity is a sophisticated blend of jangle-pop, dream-pop, and noise-pop, heavily indebted to the 'wispy' aesthetics of 1980s independent labels like Sarah Records and Flying Nun.
The project is defined by the vocal chemistry between Harding's opaque, slightly detached delivery and Bruun's ethereal, melodic sensibilities. Their debut, 'True Hallucinations', produced by John Siket, solidified their place in the 'Other Music' orbit, emphasizing reverb-heavy textures and sun-drenched melodies. Their follow-up, 'Daggers', saw a shift toward a more polished, aggressive pop sound, though they maintained their signature harmonic depth. Bruun later gained significant fame in the metal world as Myrkur, making Ex Cops a fascinating pivot point in her career. Critically, they are viewed as a key example of the 2010s indie-pop revival that prioritized atmosphere and melody over the garage-rock grit of the previous decade.
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