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Sure, George Lewis Jr.'s brand of new wave emo pop feels like it could soundtrack the climactic moment of your proverbial 802s flick; with synths a roaring and his Peter Gabriel styled vocals, you can so easily picture the kiss under the stars that happens at about minute ninety-five of an entire decade of cinema. But what separates Twin Shadow from sonically comparable acts is the utter thematic coldness Lewis Jr. evokes in just about every track. This narrator looks a lot like the guy on the cover of the album; he wears a leather jacket and he doesn't really [...]

I'm going to get to my annual Pitchfork Festival coverage on the double, but first I want to share a song that I've been spinning non-stop the last couple weeks, "When The Movie's Over" by NYC-based new wave band, Twin Shadow . Whether it's the soaring synth-pop arrangement, George Lewis Jr.'s dramatic vocals or maybe I just naturally like songs that use film as a metaphor (see also: David Bowie's "Life on Mars?", The Hold Steady's "Slapped Actress"), this blissful track has become one of my go-to tracks this summer. Download below. MP3 Twin Shadow [...]

As an extremely important and relevant online music publication, one of the perks is that we get albums in advance of their release date. I tell you this not to make you feel jealous, but instead to highlight the fact that I've had Twin Shadow 's new album Confess for at least a month now and I'm still playing it multiple times per week. Just based on the amazing "Five Seconds" I knew the album would be something special, but I didn't know [...]

Twin Shadow releases his second LP Confess next week, and you can now stream the whole thing below. continue reading >>

Twin Shadow – Five Seconds [mp3] (from Confess , out July 10 th ) Ten tracks of Neuvo wave from Twin Shadow slated to drop next week. Download: fiveseconds.mp3 [...]

George Lewis Jr.'s brand of 802s pastiche never feels cheap - as if it is relying on the successful sonic tropes of an in vogue hip period of culture - and that's because, for Twin Shadow, the genre is merely a means to an end rather than the end itself. "Five Seconds" and its crazy music video are, again, retro creations that are certainly evocative of the 802s zeitgeist, but Lewis Jr. is so fluent in this generic dialect that you barely notice that you've been transported back a few decades. New album Confess is [...]
With the heat of summer comes the need for sweaty dance parties, and I think I found another track for your summertime playlist, courtesy of Birds & Batteries . This song comes from the group's forthcoming LP, Stray Light , which hits the streets on August 7th. There's hints of Twin Shadow , if you're looking for a comparison, but you get the feeling that the songs on this record will hit a lot harder! The band just released a new video for this single as well, and you [...]

In this edition: We get turned on by synthpop from Camouflage Lodge (aka Kevin Bendis), and the Brooklyn-based outfit, Tubetops. Plus videos! GO GET: CamoUflage Lodge - "Old Haunts" EP Camouflage Lodge is the solo project of Kevin Bendis, who also plays keyboards as part of the Brooklyn synth pop outfit, Tubetops . His debut EP, Old Haunts , was released last month. It is an ambitious, well crafted pop album that transports synth pop [...]

Motorcycles and fistfights on Twin Shadow's new video for "Five Seconds", the first single from their second album "Confess", due out July 9 via 4AD. Based on the novel "Night of the Silver Sun" written by Twin Shadow's George Lewis Jr. and Eric Green. Directed by Keith Musil. Port-Bagages: mp3: Twin Shadow: "Five Seconds"

Theophilus London released a new track off his upcoming Rose Island project, "Golden" produced by Twin Shadow.

It's that time again to share the list of the most downloaded tracks of May on La.Ga.Sta. This is your Top 15 chart. Get pumped up! 01. RAC: "Hollywood" (feat. Penguin Prison) 02. Goldroom: “Fifteen” (feat. Chela) 03. Aeroplane: "Caramellas" [Joakim Dub] 04. Van She: “Idea Of Happiness" [SebastiAn Remix] 05. Twin Shadow: "Five Seconds" 06. [...]
Some months, you get blockbuster bands releasing big singles in stream-only format. May was not like that - May was a good month for freely downloadable MP3s. Respect, May. In the ten-track zip below, you'll find big singles from artists sitting on anticipated new LPs - like Yeasayer and Twin Shadow and Azealia Banks - plus a one-off from Antony about the coral reef (heavy), an LP intro from Neon Indian-affiliate Fight Bite (danceable), a track from Ty Segall's latest (garageable), and a few more you'll have to download to discover. Click: Read More...
Stereogum Some months, you get blockbuster bands releasing big singles in stream-only format. May was not like that - May was a good month for freely downloadable MP3s. Respect, May. In the ten-track zip below, you'll find big singles from artists sitting on anticipated new LPs - like Yeasayer and Twin Shadow and Azealia Banks - plus a one-off from Antony about the coral reef (heavy), an LP intro from Neon Indian-affiliate Fight Bite (danceable), a track from Ty Segall's latest (garageable), and a few more you'll have [...]
Listen to and download Twin Shadow 's remix of Hooray For Earth 's song "No Love" below. Not only is Twin Shadow getting ready to drop his second album, he's also finding time to remix other artists. His new remix of Hooray For Earth 's track "No Love" is littered with haunting ghosts synths and a jittering, ominous beat, much like some of Twin Shadow 's most notable rtacks and his latest gem [...]
Twin Shadow has a new album coming out on the 9th of July on 4AD called 'Confess'. To talk up the new album, 4AD is releasing this track, 'Five Seconds', as a free download. Listen to and download the song from the widget below. Judging from the photo below, George Lewis Jr. is pulling an Arctic Monkeys but thankfully, it doesn't sound like his musical style has changed that drastically.

Brooklyn-based George Lewis Jr., aka Twin Shadow , has released "Five Seconds" off of his upcoming album Confess , slated for release July 10th via 4AD Records. Known for his new wave '80s aesthetic from his 2010 debut Forget , Lewis' latest release expands on the '80s vibe with an uptempo drum beat, soaring synths, and his signature smooth, crooning vocals. As Lewis explained to Stereogum in February, his new material is still very synth-heavy, but with more emphasis on sampled acoustic drums, as evidenced [...]
Twin Shadow’s new song “Five Seconds” from his upcoming album, Confess. via

Twin Shadow no para, hoy nos deja un adelanto de lo que será su nuevo disco "Confess", con fecha de salida este verano, vía 4AD . Os dejo con “Five Seconds” y la tracklist de su nuevo disco. A disfrutar!. Tracklist - Confess Golden Light You Call Me On Five Seconds Run My Heart The One Beg For The Night [...]