Mr Twin Sister
| Mr. Twin Sister | |
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Twin Sister, 2011
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Long Island, United States |
| Genres | Chillwave, indie pop, dream pop, electronic, psychedelic pop[1] |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | [Infinite Best Recordings, Double Six, Domino] |
| Website | mrtwinsister.com |
| Members | Gabe D'Amico Eric Cardona Andrea Estella Udbhay "Dev" Gupta Bryan Ujueta |
Mr. Twin Sister, formerly Twin Sister, is an American band from Long Island. Their music has been described as chill wave,[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 three EPs and two LPs.
The band members are singer 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]
Contents
History
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]
The 2012 hip-hop hit 'The Recipe' by Kendrick Lamar featuring Dr. Dre and produced by Scoop Deville samples Twin Sister's song 'Meet the Frownies'.
Andrea Estella replaced Leighton Meester as Carrie Bishop in the Kickstarter funded Veronica Mars Movie (2014).[14]
Discography
Studio albums
- In Heaven (September 27, 2011)
- Mr. Twin Sister (September 23, 2014)
EPs
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Renshaw, David "Twin Sister - Color Your Life/Vampires With Dreaming Kids", Drowned In Sound, September 7th, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lopez, L.V. "The Class of 2011: An Interview with Twin Sister", Frontier Psychiatrist, August 17th, 2011
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- ↑ Caramanica, Jon, "In the Wee, Steamy Hours, a Wash of Languorous Pop", The New York Times, May 30, 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
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- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "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
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External links
- Official website
- Domino Records site
- (French) Twin sister, Soeurs sourire de la pop in Brain magazine
Reviews
- 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
