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Aug 5, 2016Despite the all-over-the-map vibe, Tween doesn’t sound like a bunch of leftovers or music pushed to the side. Every song is fully formed, and is imbued with a sense of purpose.
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Aug 3, 2016Due to the narrow artistic parameters of Shriek (mostly: no guitars), every song on Tween has this quality of a gem rescued from the cracks.
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MagnetAug 11, 2016Its busy arrangements, brimming with the atomic energy of colliding guitars, synths, bass lines and drums, largely belong to no version of the band we know, instead a succession of growth markings scrawled in graphite. [No. 134, p.61]
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UncutAug 5, 2016Wasner and bandmate Andy Stack wield sharp production touches, like the breaths that pan "On Luxury," although Tween can suffer from a slight surfeit of scale over melody. [Sep 2016, p.81]
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Aug 4, 2016This scattershot feel makes Tween something mainly for die-hard Wye Oak fans who want a peek behind the curtain, or for anyone curious about how they managed to make the daring stylistic leap from Civilian to Shriek.
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Aug 3, 2016It may not scream essential to anyone other than devotees, but for a collection of unused material, Wye Oak could do a lot worse.
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Aug 3, 2016Tween is surprising in that it’s extremely coherent for this type of compilation. There’s very few weak moments and the whole thing holds together nicely.