{"id":4748,"date":"2016-05-13T14:18:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T18:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=4748"},"modified":"2016-05-24T15:28:04","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T19:28:04","slug":"twin-peaks-down-in-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/twin-peaks-down-in-heaven\/","title":{"rendered":"Twin Peaks <br>Down in Heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twin_Peaks-Down_In_Heaven.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4749\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twin_Peaks-Down_In_Heaven.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Peaks, Down in Heaven\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twin_Peaks-Down_In_Heaven.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twin_Peaks-Down_In_Heaven-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Twin Peaks are trying to be indie rock\u2019s wildcard. From <i>Sunken\u2019s<\/i> dream-pop to <i>Wild Onion\u2019s<\/i> bratty power-pop to the oldies influences that cover their latest, <i>Down in Heaven<\/i> (Grand Jury Music), the band has yet to exhibit any logical pop development from one release to the next. (Its band members have said as much in recent interviews, comparing themselves to artists like David Bowie and The Velvet Underground, who were also ever-changing.) A greater part of the band\u2019s reinvention on their third full-length, however, appears to focus on not being brash, and in turn, showcasing a newfound maturity. However, it\u2019s debatable whether or not Twin Peaks were ready to grow up.<\/p>\n<p>While <i>Wild Onion<\/i> basked in youthful crudity, <i>Down in Heaven<\/i> is deliberately at-home and cozy. Much of that has to do with the mix of \u201960s pop in which the album is swathed, with such clear points of reference as The Kinks (\u201cYou Don\u2019t\u201d), The Zombies (\u201cCold Lips\u201d), and early Rolling Stones (\u201cButterfly\u201d). But Twin Peaks have also had a change in perspective. Where <i>Wild Onion<\/i> had lines fitting of someone college-aged such as, \u201cYou got me feelin\u2019 so lucky, I hope that you fuck me,\u201d (\u201cSloop Jay D\u201d), the band has graduated to taking a less crass pass at love, \u201cI would hate to see you walk away, but I won\u2019t cry or beg for you to stay,\u201d (\u201cWalk to the One You Love.\u201d) Save for \u201cStain,\u201d a song about the struggles of pursuing one\u2019s art above all else, the album hosts a batch of tender love songs. In the two years that have passed since <i>Wild Onion<\/i>, Twin Peaks have apparently become adults, or at least cleaned up their act.<\/p>\n<p>While maturation is often seen as a good look, growing up may have cost Twin Peaks their appeal. On <i>Sunken<\/i> and <i>Wild Onion<\/i>, much of what made the band engaging was derived from how they were still naively, but brashly, figuring things out. On <i>Down in Heaven<\/i>, their attempt to make easy-going pop music has resulted in a cloudy album that fails to see any one song shine. Not that they\u2019ll never be capable, but <i>Down in Heaven<\/i> is the end product of a band making music they\u2019re not ready to make yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twin Peaks are trying to be indie rock\u2019s wildcard. 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