''The Twits'' is the fourth studio album by British

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, released on 3 November 2023 through Matador Records. It is their second album of 2023, following '' Tracey Denim''. The album received positive reviews from critics. The album title comes named after the

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's book of the same name.

Release

On 19 September 2023, Bar Italia announced the release of their fourth studio album, along with the first single "My Little Tony".

Critical reception

''The Twits'' received a score of 75 out of 100 on review aggregator

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based on twelve critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception. ''

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'' stated that "a queasy heat seeps into the

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hiss and clang of My Little Tony, Jelsy's Bad Seeds metallic thrum and Shoo's slow, high plains drift". Reviewing the album for '' Clash'', Sam Eeckhout found there to be a "profoundly plentiful amount of ideas bouncing around on ''The Twits'', from the uptempo 'straight-ahead' rock songs to eerie-country to the slanted and driving post-punk rhythms powering songs like 'World's Greatest Emoter'". Skye Butchard of '' The Skinny'' wrote that "a few more spins reveal a rare and exciting dynamic between the three members" as "they trade verses, taking songs in new directions, revelling in the tension where their individual ideas intersect". She felt that "the album works in short bursts of adrenaline", which "can leave midtempo ballads like Shoo feeling aimless". ''

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''s Joshua Mills opined that the band have "thicken dthe sound since May's ''Tracey Denim''", which "has paid dividends for ''The Twits'', an album of great texture and detail" as well as "creativity and invention". Samuel Hyland of '' Pitchfork'' called it "an attempt to expand on a tried-and-true formula. It's bookish, looking-out-the-window music: foot-tappy and slightly unnerving, best consumed through faulty earbuds you have to hold at precisely the right angle to operate".

Track listing

Personnel

Bar Italia * Nina Cristante –

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* Jezmi Fehmi – production, engineering * Samuel Fenton – production, engineering Additional contributors * Matt Colton – mastering *

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– mixing

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Twits 2023 albums Bar Italia (band) albums Matador Records albums