Deer Tick Vol. 2

LPA

1. Don’t Hurt
2. Jumpstarting
3. Look How Clean I Am
4. It’s a Whale
5. Tiny Fortunes

LPB

1. Sloppy
2. Wants/Needs
3. S.M.F.
4. Pulse
5. Mr. Nothing Gets Worse

Deer Tick proves with their two new simultaneously released albums titled, Deer Tick Vol. 1 and Deer Tick Vol. 2 that their punk-roots rock have only gotten better with age since their last LP. The twin albums complement one another but also stand independently. Vol. 1 is classic Deer Tick: folk-rooted acoustic guitars and soft piano cushion out-front vocals. Vol. 2 commits wholly to the band’s longtime garage-rock flirtations for a triumphant foray into punk.