{"product_id":"wye-oak-tween","title":"Wye Oak - Tween","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded in:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/best-rock-albums-of-2016\/5\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUproxx's Best Rock Albums of 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (#3)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.undertheradarmag.com\/lists\/under_the_radars_top_100_albums_of_2016\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnder The Radar's Top Albums of 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (#13)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.aquariumdrunkard.com\/2016\/12\/12\/aquarium-drunkard-2016-year-in-review\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAquarium Drunkard's 2016 Year in Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.saidthegramophone.com\/archives\/best_songs_of_2016.php\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaid The Gramophone's Best Songs of 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (#6 \"If You Should See\")\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJenn 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 \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wye-oak-shriek\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShriek\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e would’ve been dishonest; to orphan them would’ve been somewhere on the line between criminal and just plain silly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTween\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wye-oak-civilian\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCivilian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e territory a bit (“No Dreaming”), and later they’re slinky and electronic and gorgeously ‘80s (“On Luxury”).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe common thread: These are no castaways or cutouts. In fact, pound for pound, \u003ci\u003eTween\u003c\/i\u003e might actually be more directly accessible than \u003ci\u003eShriek\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eDead Letter Office\u003c\/i\u003e, The Who’s \u003ci\u003eOdds and Sods\u003c\/i\u003e, maybe even Dinosaur Jr.’s \u003ci\u003eWhatever’s Cool With Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP includes a coupon for a full download.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":52739206578487,"sku":"MRG564lp","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52739206545719,"sku":"MRG564cd","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739206611255,"sku":"MRG564digital","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/c417f0d0b3886aaa870c781edc89929ce8895471_0b4f3444222863a18e45faffcea1290bc04bffdf_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785381151","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/wye-oak-tween","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}