Twin Plagues

Wednesday - Twin Plagues
Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
User Score
Based on 195 ratings
2021 Rank: #220
Liked by 28 people
August 13, 2021 / Release Date
LP / Format
Orindal / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

75
Under the Radar

It’s this ability to switch pace from intimate tender Americana to thundering sonic juggernauts that often owe something of a debt to My Bloody Valentine that make Twin Plagues such a compelling and at times unsettling listen.

74
Pitchfork
On its second album, the Asheville five-piece goes big and loud, scaling up its shoegaze-indebted sound while frontwoman Karly Hartzman buries an undercurrent of anxiety beneath the clutter.
70
DIY

A coming-of-age record of sorts, loose clippings of memory bob in and out of squalls of feedback.

SnowyFighter
77

Is this what you do on your Wednesdays?

Pleasantly surprised to have enjoyed Wednesday’s 2021 album quite a bit! I assumed I’d like it, but their new album is hard to beat. This one is a lot more straightforward, but still has great moments. It’s just some good Indie Rock with a Shoegaze tinge. The album especially picked up for me in the second half. I LOVE One More Last One. Definitely one of the better Shoegaze songs that I’ve heard recently. It’s so euphoric. ... read more

JohnLouisHoward
90

a big crunchy peanut butter shoegaze sandwich. missed it when it came out but glad I caught up to it. yet another excellent newish band from Asheville, NC. they are at about the same developmental stage as Slow Pulp and DEHD, and a little behind Cindy, but the next Great American Indie Band will be one of these four and you heard it here first.

currentjoyys
72

FAVORITE TRACK: Three Sisters

LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: Cliff

New Wednesday on a Friday??? If you say so....

Wednesday's second LP, Twin Plagues, is an endearingly messy project. I like these spiraling, miserable guitars on the title track. Three Sisters is fast-paced and intense with its guitar but the album combats the speed of some of the emo tracks by including a more folk sound on some of these tracks. The guitar on How Can You Live If You Can't Love How Can You If You Do is lovely. The ... read more

fUSTERcLUCK
79

Whilst not as polished and well-developed as later releases, Twin Plagues is a fantastic shoegaze/alt-country album that is definitely worth the 34 minutes. I comend the band for really making a sound for themselves

Hayden7575
75

‘Twin Plagues’ is a refinement of Wednesday’s sound on all fronts. The grainy guitars and strained vocals are more vibrant than before, retaining their rough indie edges but with clearer intent. There’s also a thematic balance struck between their love songs and tongue-in-cheek observations on rural American culture, which is most blatant on tracks such as “The Burned Down Dairy Queen,” but also found in smaller details like the Dallas Cowboys urn mentioned ... read more

Grady
86

The album is very solid and is probably more consistent than rat saw god but it’s still better

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Added on: May 19, 2021