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Album Reviews
Album Review: Ear Pwr – Super Animal Brothers III (Carpark Records)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 13 July 2009
Glancing at the CD case and reading over the Ear Pwr’s bio (“a nuclear party grenade that will blow your mind”), I kind of thought to myself, ‘Oh Jesus, another hyperactive electro outfit – do we really need this?’. Now, don’t get me wrong. I love Yacht. I really fucking love The Death Set. I’m not a huge fan of nuclear grenades, but I’ve never come across a party grenade before – what does this consist of? Well, Ear Pwr’s debut is not about to be dismissed that quickly. After listening to it once, I found myself giving into its stupidly twee charm. Yeah, it might be the kind of record you’d hear on the soundtrack of the next Jared Hess (‘Napoleon Dynamite’, anyone?) movie, but fuck it, it’s fun. And funny. Looking at these kids, you can tell straight away that they’re mates with Dan Deacon (and apparently, they are), are fans of dodgy retro recording equipment and may or may not fashion themselves on Velma from ‘Scooby Doo’. Annoyingly charming. Or charmingly annoying. You take your pick. ‘Super Animal Brothers III’ is packed with bleepy-blippy computerised trash pop, sweet girly vocals, and songs about sparkly sweaters, bad grammar, diamonds and Mexican newspapers. Kitschy, abrasive and summer-perfect. Don’t knock it till it’s given you a headache. TW
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