Twin Sister
| Twin Sister | |
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 Andrea Estella of Twin Sister |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Long Island, United States |
| Genres | Indie pop, dream pop, chillwave,[1] |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Double Six |
| Website | twinsistermusic.com |
| Members | Gabe D'Amico Eric Cardona Andrea Estella Dev Gupta Bryan Ujueta |
Twin Sister is an American band from Long Island. Their music has been described as Chillwave,[1] Indie pop,[2][3] Dream Pop, and Disco.[4] They have been compared to Cocteau Twins[5] and Portishead.[6] They have toured the US and Europe[7][8] and have so far released two EPs and one LP.
The band members are vocalist Andrea Estella, keyboardist Dev Gupta, bassist Gabe D'Amico, guitarist-singer Eric Cardona, and drummer Bryan Ujueta.[3] The average age of the band was 22 as of September 2010.[1]
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History [edit]
The band formed in 2008 when the five members of Twin Sister came together to work on Vampires With Dreaming Kids.[8] They relocated to Brooklyn where they built a small following.[2][9] Their EP 'Color Your Life' was released on Domino Records in the UK[10] and Infinite Best in the USA.[11]
Their song 'All Around And Away We Go' was voted No. 59 in the 2010 Pitchfork Media tracks of the year poll[12] and they were voted at No. 3 in the 'Best hope for 2011' section of the readers poll.[13]
Recent hip-hop hit 'The Recipe' by Kendrick Lamar featuring Dr. Dre and produced by Scoop Deville samples Twin Sister's song 'Meet the Frownies'.
Discography [edit]
Studio albums [edit]
- In Heaven (September 27, 2011)
EPs [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Renshaw, David "Twin Sister - Color Your Life/Vampires With Dreaming Kids", Drowned In Sound, September 7th, 2010
- ^ a b Lopez, L.V. "The Class of 2011: An Interview with Twin Sister", Frontier Psychiatrist, August 17th, 2011
- ^ a b "Rising: Twin Sister", Pitchfork, April 27, 2010, retrieved July 27, 2010
- ^ Caramanica, Jon, "In the Wee, Steamy Hours, a Wash of Languorous Pop", The New York Times, May 30, 2010
- ^ a b White, Chris, "Twin Sister - Vampires With Dreaming Kids / Color Your Life Review" BBC Music, 20 September 2010
- ^ Lockwood, Andrew, "Twin Sister - Vampires With Dreaming Kids/Color Your Life Album Review", Contact Music
- ^ Summer Tour with Bear in Heaven, April 28, 2010, retrieved July 27, 2010
- ^ a b "UK debut for Twin Sister", The Music Fix, retrieved July 27, 2010
- ^ 2010 Twilight Concert Series, retrieved July 27, 2010
- ^ a b "Twin Sister" Domino - Artists
- ^ "Color Your Life" Infinite Best Recordings, March 30, 2010
- ^ "The Top 100 Tracks of 2010", Pitchfork Media, December 13, 2010
- ^ "2010 Pitchfork Readers Poll" Pitchfork Media, January 3, 2011
External links [edit]
- Official website
- Domino Records site
- (French) Twin sister, Soeurs sourire de la pop in Brain magazine
Reviews [edit]
- New York Times review of a May 30, 2010 concert in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- BBC Review of Vampires With Dreaming Kids / Color Your Life
- Contact Music review of Vampires With Dreaming Kids / Color Your Life
- Drowned In Sound review of Vampires With Dreaming Kids / Color Your Life
- QRO Magazine review of Color Your Life
- Indiescreent review of Color Your Life
- Pitchfork review of Color Your Life
