Week of 2.9.15

Album spotlight: Twerps – Range Anxiety

There must be something in the water in Australia.

The land down under has been cranking out gems of new music for the last few years. Artists like Tame Impala, Dune Rats, Courtney Barnett and even Iggy Azalea herself call the island continent home. With the release of its new album, you can now add Twerps to that.

“Range Anxiety,” out now on Merge Records, is one of the most enjoyable albums in recent memory. Happy or sad, excited or brooding, eating in the food court or sitting home through yet another lonely Valentine’s Day, Twerp’s simple, “jenky pop” is suitable for any mood or situation.

“Somebody out there is doing better than me / They’re kickin’ back sippin’ on an ice tea,” member Martin Frawley sings on “Back to You.” His statement is melancholy yet carefree and the rest of the album follows suit.

Recommended if you like: Power-pop, Iggy Azalea’s accent, the “Crocodile Dundee” franchise.

Start with: “Strangers,” “Back to You” and “I Don’t Mind.”

WXOU’s top ten albums for 2.9.15

1. CLOAKROOM, Further Out 

2. SLEATER-KINNEY, No Cities To Love    

3. VIET CONG, Viet Cong     

4. TWERPS, Range Anxiety

5. TY SEGALL, Mr. Face [EP]     

6. JIB KIDDER, Teaspoon To The Ocean    

7. DR. DOG, Live At A Flamingo Hotel  

8. BELLE AND SEBASTIAN, Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance   

9. FUTURE OF WHAT, Pro Dreams

10. ALEX CALDER, Strange Dreams

The WXOU Music Department submits a weekly list of its 30 top albums to the College Music Journal that are currently being played at the station.

Tune into 88.3 FM WXOU Radio to hear these hits all week or visit wxou.org for more.