{"product_id":"twerps-range-anxiety","title":"Twerps - Range Anxiety","description":"\u003cp class=\"normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded in:\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/top-20-albums-2015-403307\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNewsweek's Top Albums of 2015\u003c\/a\u003e (#20)\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2015\/12\/the-50-best-albums-of-2015.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePaste's Best Albums of 2015\u003c\/a\u003e (#33)\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2015\/12\/the-50-best-songs-of-2015.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePaste's Best Songs of 2015\u003c\/a\u003e (#25 \"Back to You\")\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/2015\/12\/american-songwriter-top50-songs-of-2015\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmerican Songwriter's Top Songs of 2015\u003c\/a\u003e (#39 \"I Don't Mind\")\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"normal\"\u003eAustralia’s \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/twerps\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwerps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e have released \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRange Anxiety,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e their debut full-length for Merge Records\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"normal\"\u003eFormed in Melbourne in late 2008, Twerps enjoyed immediate success, releasing a series of vinyl singles and cassettes on various labels around the world. The release of their 2011 self-titled debut album led to appearances at SXSW and CMJ and tours with Real Estate, Mac DeMarco, and others. Not wanting to wait until 2015 to unleash new songs on present and future fans, Twerps quickly recorded the delightful \u003ca href=\"\/products\/twerps-underlay-ep\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderlay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e EP, which Pitchfork described as “songs fraught with universal, emotionally familiar sentiments.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"normal\"\u003eAnd now, Merge brings you Twerps’ second full-length album, \u003ci\u003eRange Anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e. The band has always worked and thrived on a precarious balance of moods and cooperation. Alex Macfarlane joined the band in early 2013, and the new lineup has seen the band refine their mode of operating in an intuitive way. As singer-guitarist Julia McFarlane says, “We tried to be open-minded to new processes.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"normal\"\u003eThis open-minded approach led to improvisations that sound perfectly planned: singer-guitarist Martin Frawley tricking Julia into believing “I Don’t Mind” is about a bank heist, just to see what she would come up with; Martin turning a hangover into a story about being in a difficult relationship with “Back to You”; and the call-and-response of “Adrenaline” that advocates for the enticing oblivion of obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"normal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRange Anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e is a worthy showcase of the creativity and vitality Twerps bring to their music. At first listen, nods to The Go-Betweens and the band’s beloved Flying Nun influences are clear, but upon closer examination, Twerps expand into a sound uniquely their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"normal\"\u003eTwerps are Martin Frawley (guitar, vocals); Rick Milovanovic (bass, vocals, synthesizer); Alex Macfarlane (drums, guitar, vocals); and Julia McFarlane (guitar, vocals, keyboards).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"normal\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003eLP includes a coupon for a full download. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":52739190456631,"sku":"MRG538LP","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52739190423863,"sku":"MRG538CD","price":13.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739190489399,"sku":"MRG538digital","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/02902d4559f2013cbf3177b0f59e383c7c30d5b8_1e74c5d7cafbbaeca254b3a5350926097f31e40c_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785381014","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/twerps-range-anxiety","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}