tape Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 (edited) PO from https://www.mergerecords.com/wye-oak-tween for $17.98. Out digitally today. Quote Wye Oak will return with Tween digitally on June 9 and CD/LP on August 5. The word “tween” implies a certain, very specific kind of awkwardness, and those implications are rarely positive. But think about it like this: Something “tween” is in the process of becoming something else, and there’s a very specific kind of beauty in that becoming. There’s something rewarding in recognizing and celebrating it—in meeting it halfway. Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack—the band’s two halves—described these songs as “not emblematic of a step forward, but a step sideways in time.” In other words, they just didn’t make sense for album number five—which will happen at some point in the future. But just because they didn’t belong there doesn’t mean they don’t belong anywhere. To wedge them onto Shriek would’ve been dishonest; to orphan them would’ve been somewhere on the line between criminal and just plain silly. Tween is full of gorgeous Wye Oak songs whose only crime was timing and context, made by two people at the height of their game. One minute Jenn and Andy are embracing their floatiest Cocteau Twins instinct (“If You Should See”), the next they’re back in Civilian territory a bit (“No Dreaming”), and later they’re slinky and electronic and gorgeously ‘80s (“On Luxury”). The common thread: These are no castaways or cutouts. In fact, pound for pound, Tween might actually be more directly accessible than Shriek. It should join the pantheon of amazing not-albums of history whose names try to downplay how good they actually are, like R.E.M.’s Dead Letter Office, The Who’sOdds and Sods, maybe even Dinosaur Jr.’s Whatever’s Cool With Me. Preorders will ship to arrive on or around the release date of August 5. Edited June 9, 2016 by tape Bro Use for a Name, jackshidt and Tommy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bro Use for a Name Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 $150 for a signed test pressing: http://stores.portmerch.com/wyeoak/tween-signed-vinyl-test-pressing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tape Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 Hm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackshidt Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 The last album 'Shriek' had a limited colored vinyl pressing. I think I will wait a few days and see if a CV pressing of the new album is announced somewhere. The song they released today sounds great! The guitar sound is back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youinreverse Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 This is a nice surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tape Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, jackshidt said: The last album 'Shriek' had a limited colored vinyl pressing. I think I will wait a few days and see if a CV pressing of the new album is announced somewhere. Merge is usually very good about announcing the limited color variant immediately if there is one. My guess is there won't be - at least not through Merge. Edited June 9, 2016 by tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Enjoying the album, but I'm sure it will take me several more listens to decide if I want it on wax. After their description I was hoping for a little more Civillian-era work (I enjoyed Shriek a lot, but the prior two albums always hit me the hardest), but I'll take what I can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobannaboc Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 (edited) First listen through and I'm really enjoying this. No particular track blows my mind but I'm tuned in from front to back. Need to get a few more listens in to decide. Edited June 10, 2016 by cobannaboc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyhambone Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Civilian is soo great. Only one that grabbed me that way but I look fwd to hearing this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackshidt Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Newbury Comics had that limited colored Civilian pressing a couple of months ago. Maybe they will have a limited colored version of the new album too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 After several more listens I think I'm gonna pick this record up in August. Wish Amazon had this on AutoRip, I'd go ahead and pre-order to get the MP3s. But yeah, solid material. Shriek is my favorite sounding pop record, so I think this one has a lot of potential to be a great listen if pressed to the same quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bro Use for a Name Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 The test press of this album arrived the other day. The site said it'd be signed and numbered, but no sign of any numbering. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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