The artist: Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears

The album: Mad Valentines EP (Simian/Old Flame)

The spin: Brooklyn has become known for a raw, basic sound, sometimes with a dance beat, other times more primal. Whatever you think it is — it certainly doesn’t seem like the kind of place for the psychedelic power pop emerging from the likes of Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears.

Scary’s latest, Mad Valentines, has elements of ’70s rock shifting in with the flower-powered psychedelia. The result is some gymnastic keyboard-based rock that seems completely out of place, but also extremely fun. (What’s really remarkable is that it comes on the heels of the ambitious Flight of the Knife, a concept album the band released in April.)

Lead track “Andromeda’s Eyes” flies out of the gate with a speedy piano riff, almost taking on a harpsichordian feel. “(It’s A) Gambler’s Whirl” has more of a Gary Wright/”Dreamweaver” feel to it, but also sped up.

What you end up with on the album, right until charming final track “The Red Umbrella”, is a style that appeals to fans of Jellyfish, or Ben Folds, or both.

The grade: B