The music has been killer right from the first tracks released last by Mary Timony and her latest band, a trio called Ex Hex.

Now there’s an album, a really good one, called Rips, which it does.

This is a kind of punk/ riot grrrl rock post-Ramones, post-Sleater-Kinney.

Simple, powerful music with loud guitars and great vocals that will get you up onto your feet.

Joining Timony are bassit Betsy Wright and drummer Laura Harris.

Listen to the entire album now at NPR.

[I just published my rock ‘n’ roll novel, True Love Scars.” Rolling Stone has a great review of my book in the new issue. Read it here. There’s info about True Love Scars here.]