{"product_id":"twisted-teens-blame-the-clown-compact-discs","title":"Twisted Teens: Blame the Clown - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBlame the Clown\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eTwisted Teens\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eChain Smoking Rec.\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e199874272658\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eRock\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2026-07-17\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eAdditional Details: \u003c\/b\u003eDIGIPACK PACKAGING\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Pitchfork Top Albums of 2026! The follow up to their much-acclaimed Self-Titled album, the Twisted Teens are back with 12 more songs. The Band pulls from early American rock traditions without turning them into nostalgia pieces. Pedal steel sits comfortably alongside electric grit, expanding the emotional range without softening the bite. Melody is always present, but the rhythms favor momentum over precision. The result feels grounded and restless at the same time, rooted in familiar forms while refusing to stay put.Compared to the debut, Blame the Clown feels more focused in how it balances it's influences. Where the earlier record scattered ideas across genres, this one tightens the link between structure and feeling. The steel guitar feels woven into the songs rather than layered on top, and the album arrives with a clearer sense of direction. It plays like a natural next step, showing confidence built through constant movement.Blame the Clown finds Twisted Teens right where momentum meets confidence and craft. They may still be flying under the radar, but now's the perfect time to dig into both of their full lengths. This record is rough by choice, never sloppy, balancing grit with melody and tradition with forward motion. It sounds lived in and earned, the kind of album that only gets better the longer it spins. If this is what the band sounds like after a year on the road, whatever comes next is worth keeping an eye on. -The Fire Note\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Is It Real? \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Wild Connection \u003cbr\u003e1.3 I Operate \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Little Seed \u003cbr\u003e1.5 100 Bill Is Gone! \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Peekaboo Hand \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Not Real \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Who Could It Be? \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Circus Clown \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Hurricane \u003cbr\u003e1.11 White Hot Coal \u003cbr\u003e1.12 Corpse Pose\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Twisted Teens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42849552433223,"sku":"46261700","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4514065-3593399.jpg?v=1780656428","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/twisted-teens-blame-the-clown-compact-discs","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}