ExR

{{Short description|Etta Bond & Raf Riley's musical side project}}

{{Other uses|EXR (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = ExR

| origin = Cambridge via North London{{cite web|url=http://www.mtviggy.com/articles/exr-etta-bond-x-raf-riley-the-odd-children-of-british-soul-pop/|title=ExR: The Odd Children Of British Soul-Pop|publisher=MTV Iggy|date=2013-08-22}}

| genre = {{flat list|

• Soul-pop
• glitch
• bass music

}}

| years_active = {{Start date|2011}}

| label = Odd Child{{cite web|url=http://www.globalgathering.com/artist/etta-bond-x-raf-riley/|title=Etta Bond x Raf Riley|publisher=Global Gathering|accessdate=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917220306/http://www.globalgathering.com/artist/etta-bond-x-raf-riley/|archive-date=17 September 2013|url-status=dead}}

| current_members = Etta Bond{{cite web|url=http://www.leedsfestival.com/line-up/artist/etta-bond-x-raf-riley|title=Etta Bond x Raf Riley|publisher=Leeds Festival|accessdate=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603082643/http://www.leedsfestival.com/line-up/artist/etta-bond-x-raf-riley|archive-date=3 June 2013|url-status=dead}}
Raf Riley

}}

ExR is a musical side project of Etta Bond and Raf Riley, signed to Labrinth's record label Odd Child.{{cite web|url=http://thiskidisaproblem.com/?s=Raf+Riley|title=Raf Riley|publisher=This Kid Is A Problem|accessdate=14 August 2013}} The duo released their first collaborative extended play Emergency Room for free download on 20 July 2012 following a series of unreleased ExR demos. They released two promotional singles from the EP in the form of music videos. Etta also performed "Baddy" in May 2013 for SB.TV as part of their String Sessions feature alongside a string quartet.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJXa-6uAAsI|title=Etta Bond - "Baddy" - String Sessions (S1.EP6): SBTV|publisher=YouTube|date=2013-05-07}} After the EP, Riley released a solo EP and Bond worked on some new material with other producers.

On 26 July 2013, ExR released the music video for "Big Girl's Vogue", the first promotional single from their second EP Meds.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6EkKt5jm4I|title=Etta Bond X Raf Riley - Big Girl's Vogue - YouTube|publisher=YouTube|date=2013-07-26}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hungertv.com/feature/etta-bond-x-raf-riley-meds/|title=ETTA BOND X RAF RILEY: MEDS|publisher=Hunger TV|date=2013-08-23}} The eight-track EP was released for free download on 8 August 2013. The duo appeared on DJ Target's BBC Radio 1Xtra show on 13 August 2013 to promote the EP. They also appeared on CJ Beatz' "Soundcheck Special" to perform "Loophole" on 1Xtra on 9 September 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz-_z7RdF7A|title=Etta Bond and Raf Riley - 'Loophole' CJ's Soundcheck Special|publisher=YouTube|date=2013-09-09}} On 30 September 2013, they appeared on Rinse FM to perform "Break Free".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWimlVwAyXM|title=Rinse Sessions -- Etta Bond & Raf Riley - Break Free|publisher=YouTube|date=2013-09-30}}

The duo toured throughout 2013, performing at the likes of Global Gathering, Reading Festival,{{cite web|url=http://www.readingfestival.com/line-up|title=Line-up|publisher=Reading Festival|accessdate=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414140222/http://www.readingfestival.com/line-up|archive-date=14 April 2014|url-status=dead}} Leeds Festival and Wireless Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/line-up/artist/etta-bond-x-raf-riley|title=Etta Bond x Raf Riley|publisher=Wireless Festival|accessdate=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907164048/http://www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/line-up/artist/etta-bond-x-raf-riley|archive-date=7 September 2013|url-status=dead}} They've also supported Labrinth on his 2012 arena tour.