Ears Wide Open: MYPET

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L.A.’s dark electro duo MYPET may have a familiar face. Comprised of singer-songwriter Amy Kuney and producer Ray Brady, MYPET is on the complete opposite end of the musical spectrum for Kuney, whose songs (especially the notable 2008 album “Bird’s Eye View”) have been rooted in mostly folk-pop. Not unlike Meg Myers’ musical transformation after she teamed up with producer Dr. Rosen Rosen, MYPET’s kaleidoscopically throbbing beats and warped vocals are glazed with a sinister layer making songs like the experimental “Bodysnatcher” not only catchy but hypnotic. Their other single “Pays to Know” swings with more of a pop feel, but it sounds just as ominous. The accompanying videos for each track follow suit with the former illustrated with acid-hued colors and the latter with creepy crawlies in the forest. “My pet” may still be a phrase used for endearment, but MYPET turns the phrase inside and out with an eerily intoxicating soundscape. An EP from MYPET is in the works.

||| Download: “Bodysnatcher”

||| More: Stream “Pays to Know” and check out their Carlos Lopez Estrada-directed video for the track after the jump.

||| Live: MYPET plays June 6 at the Troubadour with Meg Myers and Dear Boy.

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Photo by Spencer Susser