TWERPS – “Work It Out” EP
This is
another thing I nabbed out of a sense of curiosity but due to deadlines and
trying to keep other things in my life from taking over everything I had to
wait until now to really listen to this.
Twerps deliver a set of sardonic but jangly power pop with clean toned
electric guitar arpeggios and strummed acoustics playing a prominent role. The three songs here (the label refers to
this as a “triple A side” single) carries a moody feel underneath the languid
casual jangle with pop hooks that call to mind The Chills and The Church at
times. While a little darker than some
would expect, Twerps manage to create
(Underwater Peoples Records. 19 Harlan Dr. Livingston, NJ
07039. underwaterpeoples.com)