''Tween'' is the fifth studio album by indie band

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. It was released digitally on June 9, 2016 by

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in the United States. The physical album was officially released on August 5, 2016. ''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 ''

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'' and '' Shriek''.

Track listing

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.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. *

Jenn Wasner Jennifer Lynn Wasner (born April 16, 1986) is an American musician from Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore. Wasner is best known as one of the founding members of the band Wye Oak (band), Wye Oak, along with Andy Stack (Musician), Andy Stack. Wasner ...

– vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards,

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* Andy Stack - drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, saxophone, programming, vocals, production * Chris Freeland –

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– mixing * Jeff Lipton – mastering * Maria Rice – mastering assistance * Ashley North Compton – artwork

References

2016 albums Wye Oak (band) albums City Slang albums Merge Records albums {{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub