Tween (album)

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Tween
Wye Oak - Tween album artwork.jpg
Studio album by
Wye Oak
ReleasedJune 9, 2016 (2016-06-09)
Length34:28
Label
Wye Oak chronology
Shriek
(2014)		Tween
(2016)		 The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club A− [1]
Paste 6.8/10 [2]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [3]
PopMatters 7/10 [4]
Under the Radar 7/10 [5]

Tween is the fifth studio album by indie band Wye Oak. It was released digitally on June 9, 2016 by Merge Records in the United States. [6] The physical album was officially released on August 5, 2016. [7]

Contents

Tween is unique in that all the songs were "written, scrapped, and re-purposed" by Wye Oak in between the years 2011 and 2014. Therefore, the tracks for the album are all remnants from their past albums Civilian and Shriek . [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Out of Nowhere"3:02
2."If You Should See"4:07
3."No Dreaming"5:28
4."Too Right"5:36
5."Better (For Esther)"5:25
6."On Luxury"4:37
7."Trigger Finger"3:52
8."Watching the Waiting"3:01
Total length:34:28

Music videos

On the day of the album's release, Wye Oak debuted the music video for "Watching the Waiting". The video was directed by Michael Patrick O’Leary and Ashley North Compton, and features Wasner and Stack wearing mirrors and masks, alongside various backgrounds of deserts, forest, and water. [9]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Zaleski, Annie (August 5, 2016). "Wye Oak's Tween Is an Enthralling Glimpse Into Roads Not Taken". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ Zimmerman, Lee (August 5, 2016). "Wye Oak: Tween". Paste. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ Cohen, Ian (June 23, 2016). "Wye Oak: Tween". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  4. ↑ Ingalls, Chris (June 10, 2016). "Wye Oak: Tween". PopMatters. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  5. ↑ Shafer, Cody Ray (June 22, 2016). "Wye Oak: Tween". Under the Radar. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Wye Oak Announce New Album Tween, Share "Watching the Waiting" Video: Watch". Pitchfork.com. June 9, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  7. ↑ Rhoades, Lindsey (June 9, 2016). "Wye Oak End a Chapter With Surprise Album 'Tween'". Village Voice. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Wye Oak Release Surprise New Album Tween". Stereogum.com. June 9, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Wye Oak release new LP 'Tween' (listen)". Brooklynvegan.com. June 9, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Credits / Tween / Wye Oak". Tidal . Retrieved October 26, 2020.


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