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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.
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Aug 3, 2016It's a bold move to pick up the scraps from the floor, finish them up and declare them worth hearing, even if they don't fit tidily on any previous (or future) albums. Song by song you could be forgiven for asking "Is this the same band?"