Range Anxiety is the second album proper from these Melbourne “dolewave” janglers. After the anomalous opening track, the synthesiser instrumental House Keys, it soon becomes clear Range Anxiety is a risk-free enterprise. It adheres to the trad indie verities – fey vocals, jangly guitars; prominent tambourine, faux-innocence – but also its conservatism. A minimum of chords are played with minimum effort. Generic lyrics abound, as in “our love goes round and round” (Simple Feelings). Aficionados of Flying Nun, the New Zealand label revered by Twerps, may enjoy this approach. But while there’s a whiff of the Go-Betweens’ literate wit on Cheap Education and the Pastels’ ramshackle charm on Love at First Sight, Twerps bring nothing new to the table. As singer Martin Frawley bleats on Back to You, one of several Feelies-style shuffles on Range Anxiety: “Somebody’s out there, he’s doing better than me.” Yes, afraid so.