| Twin Plagues | ||||
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| Released | August 13, 2021 | |||
| Studio | Drop of Sun (Asheville, NC) | |||
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| Label | Orindal Records | |||
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Twin Plagues is the third studio album by American quintet Wednesday, released by Orindal Records in August 2021.
Twin Plagues has musical footing in "punchy" grunge pop and "vitreous" guitar-pop, and is "as indie rock as it gets." [1] [2] [3] It also leans into dissonant noise pop and shoegazing sounds. [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| DIY |    [1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [2] |
Twin Plagues was welcomed with generally positive reviews upon its release. Kelly Liu of Pitchfork saw the band's sound as "big and loud...with an undercurrent of anxiety beneath the clutter." [2]
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 31 | |
| Pitchfork | The 31 Best Rock Albums of 2021 | — |
All tracks are written by Karly Hartzman, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Twin Plagues" | 4:08 | |
| 2. | "Handsome Man" | 2:28 | |
| 3. | "The Burned Down Dairy Queen" | 3:08 | |
| 4. | "Cliff" | 2:40 | |
| 5. | "How Can You Live If You Can't Love How Can You If You Do" | 3:02 | |
| 6. | "Cody's Only" | 2:31 | |
| 7. | "Toothache" | 2:39 | |
| 8. | "Birthday Song" | 3:16 | |
| 9. | "One More Last One" |
| 3:19 |
| 10. | "Three Sisters" | 2:16 | |
| 11. | "Gary's" | 2:11 | |
| 12. | "Ghost of a Dog" | 2:24 |
All credits adapted from the record's Bandcamp page. [6]
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