Tween (Wye Oak album)

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.[1] The physical album was officially released on August 5, 2016.[2]

Tween
Studio album by
Wye Oak
ReleasedJune 9, 2016
GenreIndie rock
Indie folk
Length34:28
LanguageEnglish
LabelMerge (US)
City Slang (EU)
Wye Oak chronology
Shriek
(2014)		 Tween
(2016)		 The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs
(2018)

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.[3]

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.[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]

References
  1. "Wye Oak Announce New Album Tween, Share "Watching the Waiting" Video: Watch". Pitchfork.com. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  2. Rhoades, Lindsey (2016-06-09). "Wye Oak End a Chapter With Surprise Album 'Tween'". Village Voice. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  3. "Wye Oak Release Surprise New Album Tween". Stereogum.com. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  4. "Wye Oak release new LP 'Tween' (listen)". Brooklynvegan.com. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  5. "Credits / Tween / Wye Oak". Tidal. Retrieved October 26, 2020.



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