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\"Tweens\"<\/a>After about a half century of rock & roll\u2019s quintessential formula being bashed out again and again, it\u2019s amazing that there\u2019s always somebody able to breathe new life into that simple handful of chords and beats. What I\u2019m talking about are not the seismic shifts that seem to happen every decade (but not this one thus far), but rather the amazing reoccurrence of some new kids picking up guitars and wringing an exciting racket out of them. In rock, youth is never wasted on the young.<\/p>\n

Enter Tweens, the Cincy three-piece who just released their self-titled full-length debut on Frenchkiss Records. The band\u2019s only been around for a bat of an eye, but has already toured with both the Breeders and Black Lips. As such, the timing couldn\u2019t be better for their first record; as evidenced in the grooves, the dichotomy of experience and tenderfoot energy makes for a bristling listen without some of the typical newbie foibles. The album bursts from the gate with \u201cBored in This City,\u201d a booming lashing against adolescent ennui following in the tradition of \u201cPretty Vacant,\u201d \u201cNow I Wanna Sniff Some Glue,\u201d et. al. Singer Bridget Battle\u2019s yowl has more sweetness to it than those predecessors, though, and you can fathom the yearning when she screams that her town is eating her alive or when she\u2019s asking her paramour to show less kindness (\u201cBe Mean\u201d). As the band name might indicate, that sweetness is accentuated by a pop element at work here, but so too is there a Midwest grittiness. In that regard, kudos to producer Eli Janney, who kept the record rough around the edges and even allowed it to sound blownout at times. \u00a0On \u201cWant U,\u201d a noisy ballad of sorts, Battle\u2019s voice is similarly left raw and allowed to crackle with emotion, and the song is all the better for it. As a whole, this is a record that careens with enough recklessness to let you know there\u2019s something behind it and also that there\u2019s still plenty of life to be found in rock\u2019s basic tenants, if only you know where to find it. Surely, these kids know where it\u2019s at.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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