Ear's New Album Blends Folk Intimacy with 90s-Inspired Electronic Breakbeats
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Jeff Ihaza
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Summary
Ear, the London and New York-based duo of Jonah Paz and Yaelle Avtan, creates music that blends folk intimacy with electronic catharsis, drawing on 1990s breakbeat dance music. Their latest album is described as a dreamy coming-of-age record that rewards patient listening, fitting into a broader wave of new acts reviving aughts-era electronic-indie sounds.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThe youth yearn for breakbeats.
The frenetic electronics of Nineties dance music have rumbled beneath the surface of indie rock and pop for some time now.
The current wave of new acts — think Fcukers, Underscores, and of course, PinkPantheress — wields the sound with an uncanny magnetism, as if communicating from a post-digital future.
The duo's latest album pairs folk intimacy with electronic catharsis, creating a dreamy coming-of-age record that rewards patience more than immediacy.
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