EAR PWR

Add Date: May 24 

Artist: EAR PWR

Album: EAR PWR

Label: Carpark 

Genre: Electronic rock 

Comments: The North Carolina duo EAR PWR seems to be redefining itself on this self-titled second record for Carpark (Dan Deacon, Toro y Moi, The Death Set). The band's 2009 debut Super Animal Brothers III drew them favorable comparisons to The Go! Team for their upbeat, synth-driven pop; while there's still plenty of that to be found on EAR PWR, overall the LP is darker--and, I'd argue, more substantive--than their first record, especially on highlight tracks like "Mountain Home" and "Melt". Also spin "North Carolina" and "Your Life Is Important".