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Range Anxiety

Twerps

Range Anxiety

Second album from the Melbourne lo-fi garage indie pop quartet and first on Merge Records

ADM rating[?]

6.4

Label
Merge
UK Release date
02/02/2015
US Release date
27/01/2015
  1. 8.5 |   Paste Magazine

    They pull off charming pop that sounds tender and thrilling at the same time
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  2. 8.0 |   The Music

    A gentle progression from their eponymous 2011 debut
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  3. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    De facto frontman Martin Frawley imbues every second of this star performance with a perfect marriage of heartfelt wisdom and languorous cool
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  4. 8.0 |   Art Rocker

    Twerps are the masters of simplicity and show that it doesn’t take a lot of complicated and complex ideals to make a really enjoyable album
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  5. 7.5 |   The 405

    There are certainly enough signs to suggest that Twerps can join the pantheon of great Australian janglers
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  6. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    Hook-for-hook and chime-for-chime, it matches up with the most recent work of Real Estate and Mac DeMarco
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  7. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    Range 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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  8. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    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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  9. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Great hooks on this fine second album creating cracking indie-pop. Print edition only

  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    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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  11. 6.0 |   Under The Radar

    Vacillating between perfectly mellow and totally ambitionless, Ranger Anxiety is unerringly pleasant
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  12. 6.0 |   NOW

    Occasionally 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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  13. 5.8 |   Consequence Of Sound

    An album of endearing earnestness and jangly charm
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  14. 4.0 |   The Guardian

    It adheres to the trad indie verities – fey vocals, jangly guitars; prominent tambourine, faux-innocence – but also its conservatism
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  15. 4.0 |   Q

    Politely pigeon-toed Aussie indie-poppers keep it gentle. Print edition only

  16. 2.0 |   Beardfood

    If track names weren't attached to the CD you'd swear it was one long boring mess
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