Blog: MVRemix Rock

Twin Shadow's album Confess is one of the best new records I've heard in months. Confess features eleven (including the hidden track) eminently danceable tunes steeped in the aesthetic of 802s synth pop. Twin Shadow is the name under which the photogenic George Lewis Jr. has performed since 2006; on Confess he reveals himself to be a songwriter and producer of remarkable talent. If his voice reminds me of anyone in particular, it's Babatunde Adebimpe of TV On The Radio, but there are echoes of the venerable Peter Gabriel and Sting here as well. [...]