“The only thing sub-pop about Thumpers are their label, the only tough love they're harboring is in the parenthetical of "Unkinder", and the only mystery about it revolves around what exactly they're saying during the song's chorus. But an extroverted outlook works for this UK duo at a time when Alt-J and Two Door Cinema Club are the guys filling arenas: John Hamson, Jr. plays in the live formation”
