VICE Recommends "Too Prickly" for Bandcamp Friday
VICE includes Wife Patrol’s Too Prickly For This World in its October Bandcamp Friday recommendations.
Friday, October 2, 2020, marked another Bandcamp Friday, on which the music site committed to waiving its revenue share to give 100% of the sales profit to artists. As the First Friday tradition has grown, ‘wrap up’ lists of recommended artists to support have become more popular. VICE’s NOISEY music site included Wife Patrol’s Too Prickly For This World in its article TGIBF—Thank God It's Bandcamp Friday! Here's What to Buy.
Of the album, writer Josh Terry wrote:
I laughed when I first heard about Wife Patrol because it's an actually funny name for a band. I also laughed when I heard their debut LP Too Prickly For This World because this Indianapolis trio makes rock 'n' roll that's so refreshing you almost have to giggle. Throughout, the band gleefully barnstorms through their punk and classic rock influences. Where the opening "Why Do I Keep Doing This to Myself" sounds like Black Sabbath or Thin Lizzy, the song unfolds into pristine jangle pop. Elsewhere soaring guitar theatrics anchor tracks like "Cactus Girl," which features lines like "I'm sick of hearing about your mother's tattoos."
Bandcamp features Wife Patrol Debut LP as "New And Notable"
Wife Patrol’s debut LP featured in Bandcamp’s “New And Notable”.
Bandcamp included Wife Patrol’s debut LP Too Prickly For This World in its “New And Notable” feature for the August 20, 2020 edition. Writer Mariana Timony said of the upcoming album:
Wife Patrol make instantly catchy alt rock with streaks of punk, new wave, and metal, overlaid with Bangles-esque harmonies.
The album will be released on September, 4, 2020, the next Bandcamp Friday.