Michael Soike/SOIKEPhotographyArtist: How to Operate Your BrainAlbum: Self-titled EPLabel: self-releasedRelease: out nowAs far as band names go? Terrible. Thankfully, the songs on local quartet How to Operate Your Brain’s debut EP are better–a tiny bit early 2000s emo throwback, but otherwise clean and tight guitar rock replete with interesting riffage and a lot of obvious heart.Listen to (and download for free!) all three songs on HTOYB’s Bandcamp page–I’m partial to the nice and subtle opener, “The Emerald Au Pair.”