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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.
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Jan 29, 2015Occasionally their influences come through too heavily, and the album would've benefited from one or two fewer songs. Still, a hugely pleasant listen.
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Under The RadarJan 26, 2015Highlights are too rare here, and not entirely impressive in and of themselves. [Nov-Dec 2014, p.68]
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Jan 26, 2015Range Anxiety is an album of endearing earnestness and jangly charm, and it will stand on your doorstep asking to come inside and chill for a while.
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Q MagazineFeb 25, 2015If you're eager for a record that eats its influences raw in order to fuel a whole new world you'd better look elsewhere. [Apr 2015, p.112]
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Jan 29, 2015A minimum of chords are played with minimum effort. Generic lyrics abound.