Exitmusic is one part husband and one part wife. Devon Church and Aleksa Palladino (who played Angela Darmody in HBO's Broadwalk Empire) created this post-punk outfit in 2008 and just recently signed to Bloomington's own, Secretly Canadian. While they self-released their first collection of songs, The Decline of the West, "The Sea" is the first song that they put out together on a label and it was recently featured on Pitchfork.
Aleksa's voice is soft and sexy, and the moody guitars and beats remind me of The XX or Portishead. The name of the band fits them perfectly; their music truly sounds like something you'd hear at the end of a film. I can't wait to hear a full-length on SC from this band, but until then I'll just listen to "The Sea" which is available for free on their bandcamp. We're pleased to make your acquaintance, Exitmusic.
