Best Ex is an indie-pop and punk rock musical project led by songwriter Mariel Loveland. After her previous project, Candy Hearts, Loveland created Best Ex in 2017 to give herself some creative space to explore new sounds. Best Ex’s music retains the catchy melodies and emotional storytelling of her previous work, exploring themes of love, relationships, and personal experiences. Her debut full-length album, “With A Smile,” is out now, and on this episode, we will explore the tracks. Stream the album here. This episode is brought to you by; Green Chef, kickstart your clean eating routine this September with 80+… Read more »
Gunz spoke with singer Mariel Loveland of Candy Hearts regarding the band’s brand new EP, how they teamed up with Chad Gilbert(New Found Glory), and upcoming tour plans.
With only two weeks left of our 100 Rising Artists You Need To Listen To In 2024, we’re pulling all of the stops and bringing you the best of the best music we’re excited about this year. In this week’s installment of the 100 Rising Artists, we’re exploring the classic pop-punk formula with Go For Gold, crushing metal acts such as Half Me, bubblegum goodies in the form of Jesse Detor and Best Ex, Mannequin Death Squad’s true-to-form punk, and more. Perhaps you’ve already discovered your next favorite musical obsession in our 100 Rising Artists You Need To Listen To… Read more »
Best Ex have announced the details of their debut album ‘With A Smile’, a look at the ebbs and flows of falling in and out of love.
BEST EX are back with their first new music in three years, and it’s a takedown of bad and unsupportive exes the world over.
Best Ex’s new EP Good at Feeling Bad is the kind of indie pop daydream you need to experience with nothing but the open road ahead and your emotions fueling the direction you take.
Candy Hearts is now Best Ex, and you can look forward to a debut EP this summer, titled Ice Cream Anti Social.
Candy Hearts are streaming a brand new acoustic song titled “In and Out.” The song comes from the band’s upcoming acoustic EP ‘Acoustic Hearts’, due out July 4th with Bridge Nine Records.
Ah, modern love. Long gone are the delicate romanticisms of ye courtships of olde, replaced with a shockingly complex system of digital signals—both literal and figurative—to express your feelings for someone in the 21st century.
From the early pioneers of female badassery to those carrying that torch in 2014, find out who we chose for our list of the leading ladies of alternative — and why.
