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Jan 27, 2015Even at their most technically complex, Twerps still maintain a low-key, laidback, indie-rock appeal. They pull off charming pop that sounds tender and thrilling at the same time.
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MagnetFeb 20, 2015Twerps succeed in making decades-old style sound brand new again. [No. 117, p.61]
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Feb 6, 2015Range Anxiety provides plenty of action and feeling, though not always in the ways you catch on a surface listen.
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Jan 27, 2015Still buried neck deep in love for Flying Nun, still snappy and poppy, but just a little bit weirder, a little more powerful musically and emotionally, and a little more satisfying for the incremental change.
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Feb 3, 2015Twerps couch enough of a dark streak beneath their mostly sunny exterior to promise future explorations outside their current box.
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Jan 29, 2015There are certainly enough signs to suggest that Twerps can join the pantheon of great Australian janglers, and there is no doubting that they have talent and energy to burn.
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Jan 28, 2015Range Anxiety goes by in an instant, makes minimal demands, and is remarkably enjoyable for its simple pleasures. It may not have the heft to move you, but it’s gentle and never unwelcome.
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Feb 4, 2015No, not every song is a winner, and what doesn’t work has a tendency to suck the momentum out of the album, but when the elements lock into step, it’s stunning.
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UncutFeb 3, 2015The band generally favour simplicity and great hooks on this fine second album. [Mar 2015, p.84]
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Jan 26, 2015For now, the band seem content to maintain the status quo and refine the elements that made them so appealing in the first place.
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Jan 26, 2015Range Anxiety is a deeply considered listen, one that relinquishes the audacious idiosyncrasies of Underlay EP in favor of a more scrupulous and intrinsic approach.