Don't know why this group decided to add the "Mr" to their name, it feels awkward to me, but then I never paid attention to them before really so whatever the fuck.
Brad and Deej hipped me to their new album and first under this moniker, and they were so so right, brad says "smoke weed listen to sade" and deej says "maurice fulton" and I say not much cos I keep listening to this instead. But it does make me imagine an album built around the aesthetic that A Mountain of One explored shamefully only once on their cover of "Can't Be Serious" with Martina Topley Bird. Anyway I'm totally obsessed with it and so should you be.
In The House Of Yes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmpwRErrrsk
Out Of The Dark:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAOvZEobgQw
I think this should appeal to my balearic crew, to my sade crew, to my dixon crew, all crews welcome in fact.
― Tim F, Friday, 3 October 2014 21:20 (nine years ago) link
i am a womanbut inside i'm a manand i want to be as gay as i can
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 3 October 2014 21:22 (nine years ago) link
I want an extended version of "Out of the Dark". I suppose I could always mess around with freeware audio editors again.
― TTAGGGTTAGGG (Sanpaku), Friday, 3 October 2014 21:23 (nine years ago) link
The most implausible part of the Veronica Mars movie was that Twin Sister's "All Around and Away We Go" was presented as a hit for a Katy Perry-like pop star.
― jaymc, Friday, 3 October 2014 21:45 (nine years ago) link
I'd seen this name on places like Pitchfork, but I had no idea Twin Sister had added "Mr" to the name. I just thought it was someone different.
This sounds totally unlike what they sounded like 3-4 years ago.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 3 October 2014 21:49 (nine years ago) link
I think that's the reason for the change but i still don't like it, it feels like they had a messy car crash with Mr Mr.
― Tim F, Friday, 3 October 2014 21:51 (nine years ago) link
THE MUSIC IS GREAT THOUGH.
― Tim F, Friday, 3 October 2014 21:52 (nine years ago) link
Listening to the album now. I'm on board.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 3 October 2014 21:53 (nine years ago) link
Legal threats from another Twin Sister, “the self-proclaimed greatest Star Wars funk band,” who performed in full costume.
― TTAGGGTTAGGG (Sanpaku), Friday, 3 October 2014 22:03 (nine years ago) link
Out of the Dark is a bop. Wish it didn't end so abruptly.
I think their first album is underrated.
― uxorious gazumping (monotony), Friday, 3 October 2014 22:08 (nine years ago) link
i also wish "out of the dark" were longer and i maybe wish "twelve angels" were shorter
best side one i've heard all year though
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 3 October 2014 23:19 (nine years ago) link
i love this album. some of it sounds like bjork doing linda difranco and sade covers.
― max, Sunday, 5 October 2014 12:11 (nine years ago) link
This album is really something. Balearic/Dixon/Sade is so right, I can't believe nobody tried it before.
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 18 October 2014 18:35 (nine years ago) link
Ta for this.
― etc, Sunday, 19 October 2014 22:54 (nine years ago) link
cool, feelin it
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 19 October 2014 23:08 (nine years ago) link
"Blush" especially on the Sade (also thinkin if we could get Jessie Ware on some of this weed but would she b paranoid)
― dow, Sunday, 19 October 2014 23:33 (nine years ago) link
Listening to album now on Spotify goddam---dream pop & bass? No lack of personality or atmosphere
― dow, Monday, 20 October 2014 00:22 (nine years ago) link
2011 alb very good too so damn confident but no time for smug "Beep beep."
― dow, Monday, 20 October 2014 00:56 (nine years ago) link
Loved their EPs in 2009-10 - think "All Around And Away We Go" was my favourite track by anyone that year - then found their first LP in 2011 to be a huge let-down, just a few highlights and "Saturday Sunday" was just terrible. Will try to check out their new stuff with an open mind.
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 06:08 (nine years ago) link
btw this record
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:45 (nine years ago) link
So good. One of my late discoveries (Thanks to Johnny Fever for having it in his albums of the year list) but already very high on my own list.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:49 (nine years ago) link
first four tracks completely devastate me at this point
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:54 (nine years ago) link
Yeah the first half is just gorgeous. The second half seems so unexpected after those songs but it somehow it really works as a whole album.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:58 (nine years ago) link
i like everything on it
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 02:01 (nine years ago) link
is there even a real meor am i just a series of nights
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 02:03 (nine years ago) link
This LP is now my favourite this year, not a weak spot on it, glad they've stopped trying to be an indie band and embraced this strung-out 5am post-disco thing, her voice deserves it.
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 03:23 (nine years ago) link
i found this album very pleasant to listen to and every time it has gone straight in one ear and out the other
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 09:29 (nine years ago) link
easy glistening album of the year
― Tim F, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 11:36 (nine years ago) link
― Tim F, Friday, October 3, 2014 5:51 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark
Tim do you mean the K-pop band MR.MR???
― 龜, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 11:41 (nine years ago) link
Sadly I meant Mr Mister of "Broken Wings".
― Tim F, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 11:43 (nine years ago) link
Hmm, in my memory, this thread was way longer.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 January 2015 22:35 (nine years ago) link
biggest gap between the awfulness of the band name and the quality of the music?
― ||||||||, Thursday, 29 January 2015 22:36 (nine years ago) link
I think I did most of my enthusing on Facebook with brad & deej
― Tim F, Thursday, 29 January 2015 22:57 (nine years ago) link
Pretty sure I overlooked this on the basis of the terrible name too.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 23:02 (nine years ago) link
nearly overlooked it on the basis of 1) their name 2) the previous associations i had re: their sound 3) who was writing about them
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 29 January 2015 23:04 (nine years ago) link
thankfully a friend whose taste i really trust recommended it to me
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 29 January 2015 23:05 (nine years ago) link
It took many co-signs for me to check it out.
― Tay-Tay Brooklynpants (Murgatroid), Thursday, 29 January 2015 23:07 (nine years ago) link
I never actually saw anyone talking about or recommending them, just the name!
― The Reverend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 23:11 (nine years ago) link
i love this record so much and it really should've been no. 1 on my ballot
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 29 January 2015 23:13 (nine years ago) link
it has this really wonderful dual quality of being smoky and precise, dreamy and present
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 29 January 2015 23:15 (nine years ago) link
yeah it's one of the best things to happen ever. still remember the feeling hearing 'in the house of yes' for the first time, when the disco strings came in.
― flopson, Friday, 30 January 2015 01:05 (nine years ago) link
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 29 January 2015 23:15 (Yesterday) Permalink
otm
― j. winters (josh), Friday, 30 January 2015 03:17 (nine years ago) link
This is great, my favorite discovery so far from the poll results.
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 30 January 2015 06:21 (nine years ago) link
not too in to the silent-shout-style tracks on the back half of this record, but overall its def my favorite discovery from the EOY top 77 polls.
max already invoked bjork, which is what i hear the most-- specifically the lush floral stuff from "Post"
― gr8080, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:11 (nine years ago) link
this is my favorite discovery from the albums poll too
first 2 tracks are perfect
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:34 (nine years ago) link
wow @ this
― languagelessness (mattresslessness), Wednesday, 4 February 2015 21:53 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wfKe9uwGhA
― deej loaf (D-40), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 07:25 (nine years ago) link
i forgot she dropped nbombs smh sorry
that sentiment, tho
Newest song continues their penchant for slick grooves, although I guess they a different vocalist for this one?
https://mrtwinsister.bandcamp.com/album/the-erotic-book
― klonman, Monday, 15 June 2015 18:46 (eight years ago) link
That's really nice.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 15 June 2015 19:03 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IApxTeNlZEE
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 13 October 2021 13:40 (two years ago) link
nice!
― bulb after bulb, Wednesday, 13 October 2021 15:01 (two years ago) link
ballarino valentino
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 13 October 2021 15:41 (two years ago) link
album out nov 19
i like it more than "polvo"
― ufo, Thursday, 14 October 2021 00:36 (two years ago) link
yeah, like this one more than "Polvo"
― Murgatroid, Sunday, 17 October 2021 15:41 (two years ago) link
new alb coming 11/19
https://mrtwinsister.bandcamp.com/album/al-mundo-azul?from=fanpub_fnb
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Thursday, 21 October 2021 11:18 (two years ago) link
oh sorry ufo.
title is ‘al mondo azul,’
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Thursday, 21 October 2021 11:19 (two years ago) link
aoty
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 21 October 2021 11:57 (two years ago) link
ooh "fantasy" is on the tracklist, they've been playing that live for ages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElyEtVzAF9Q
― ufo, Thursday, 21 October 2021 11:58 (two years ago) link
also really glad "diary" and "expressions" are on the tracklist, i was a bit worried they might not be after "power of two" and "echo arms" were left off last time
― ufo, Thursday, 21 October 2021 12:00 (two years ago) link
lol Brad
― groovypanda, Thursday, 21 October 2021 12:46 (two years ago) link
"echo arms" is still one of my favs of theirs
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Thursday, 21 October 2021 13:16 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAd9Cw7VfY
not as enamoured with this one tbh, the video is the wrong side of goofy and doesn't help either
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 4 November 2021 10:23 (two years ago) link
it's fine but not really anything more?
this album seems to be going for chintzier sounds over the lush ones they preferred before
― ufo, Thursday, 4 November 2021 10:42 (two years ago) link
the video is very them
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 November 2021 14:19 (two years ago) link
i actually love this one lol
oh "fantasy" rules so much
― ufo, Thursday, 18 November 2021 20:32 (two years ago) link
very good album once again
― ufo, Thursday, 18 November 2021 22:04 (two years ago) link
oh hi i finally listened to them and they rule
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Thursday, 18 November 2021 22:23 (two years ago) link
Loving this new album on first listen
― silverfish, Friday, 19 November 2021 16:00 (two years ago) link
rt
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Friday, 19 November 2021 16:07 (two years ago) link
liking it a lot on first listen, tho not as immediately enraptured as i was with salt. love the dubby track ("pine"), that one is lots of fun, and "ballerino" sounds even better in album context
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Friday, 19 November 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link
best band in the world
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Friday, 19 November 2021 19:38 (two years ago) link
them and tricot
tricot/mr twin sister world tour for me only please
I'll take twin sister/shy layers/erika de casier world tour pls
― Qamon (||||||||), Friday, 19 November 2021 20:10 (two years ago) link
also digging the hi-nrg vibes of "carmen"
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Friday, 19 November 2021 20:15 (two years ago) link
the Erika De Casier show I saw last week was phenomenal despite the world's worst venue FYI
Mr Twin Sister continue to amaze too
― boxedjoy, Friday, 19 November 2021 21:21 (two years ago) link
I was there too - didn't mind the venue that much. small but
― Qamon (||||||||), Friday, 19 November 2021 21:24 (two years ago) link
wish I had known, I'd have bought you a pint! I spent 9/10ths of the set unable to see anything, the choice to have a "stage" that's barely an inch higher than the crowd space means a 5ft5 wisp like me either needs to be down the front or resign themselves to the view of the back of somebody's head.
― boxedjoy, Friday, 19 November 2021 21:29 (two years ago) link
even the tracks i wasn't as enthusiastic about pre-release sound so much better in the context of the full album
― ufo, Saturday, 20 November 2021 00:04 (two years ago) link
ya this is hitting super hard. 'expressions' is amazing
― flopson, Saturday, 20 November 2021 00:18 (two years ago) link
i kind of prefer them in post-disco mode than in fever ray mode
"carmen" is incredible
― ufo, Saturday, 20 November 2021 02:45 (two years ago) link
band is on fire
― Oxnard Jeweler (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 20 November 2021 04:17 (two years ago) link
This album is delightful. I love how lush and detailed it is - it feels like there's always about a hundred details going at any given moment - while retaining its light, airy effervescence.
― Tim F, Saturday, 20 November 2021 05:35 (two years ago) link
best band
― Murgatroid, Monday, 22 November 2021 00:46 (two years ago) link
Great album. I never fully connected with Salt, but this one is so instant.
― kitchen person, Monday, 22 November 2021 01:51 (two years ago) link
^ exactly what I would say
― Vinnie, Friday, 26 November 2021 07:02 (two years ago) link
Five bonus tracks!
Coming soon: expanded Japanese edition of Al Mundo Azul via @plancha_92104 . A limited edition CD run with 5 bonus tracks and special packaging/foldout insert. A standard Vinyl release is in the works too, but this special item drops first. pic.twitter.com/pBMRT5VYKP— Mr Twin Sister (@twinsistermusic) February 4, 2022
― groovypanda, Friday, 4 February 2022 16:03 (two years ago) link
thanks! ordered, reasonable to the US.
― bulb after bulb, Friday, 4 February 2022 17:19 (two years ago) link
They were on fire, as usual, in SF last night. >:D
― KevRus, Thursday, 25 August 2022 23:17 (one year ago) link
ooh surprise new ep today, upright and even
― ufo, Friday, 28 October 2022 05:37 (one year ago) link
this rules, especially "resort"
― ufo, Friday, 28 October 2022 05:59 (one year ago) link
Love this. Getting Ultramarine 'Bel Air' vibes off Resort
― groovypanda, Friday, 28 October 2022 10:37 (one year ago) link
playing a free nyc live show in february that i'll post a link to here when it's announced
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 18 December 2022 22:28 (one year ago) link
nice
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Monday, 19 December 2022 02:35 (one year ago) link
missed that ep from earlier this year, ufo otm, resort is a great great song
xxp please do. great show at Elsewhere a couple weeks ago.
― bulb after bulb, Monday, 19 December 2022 02:47 (one year ago) link
https://lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/mr-twin-sister-320
Friday May 12, 2023 at 8pmMr Twin Sister at The David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, NYCFree to enter until at capacity, Arrive at least 1/2 hour early for your best chance to get in!Seating and entry are first-come, first-served; the line will form at the Atrium’s entrance on Broadway, between 62nd and 63rd Street. Brooklyn-based indie pop band Mr Twin Sister have headlined sets at Elsewhere, Warsaw, and Bowery Ballroom. The group's Lincoln Center debut reimagines the space as an exclusive rock club, minus the cover. Mr Twin Sister's early EPs announced the band's signature brand of musically omnivorous dreamy disco, but they first gained international recognition when Kendrick Lamar sampled their single "Meet the Frownies" for his breakout hit "The Recipe." Four albums later, the quartet has established themselves as among the scene's most respected and influential institutions. Pitchfork said Mr Twin Sister's latest release, 2022's Upright and Even, "exists to be danced to... each song is self aware, mature and sexy." Bring a partner or find one at the Atrium for a night of ecstasy.
Brooklyn-based indie pop band Mr Twin Sister have headlined sets at Elsewhere, Warsaw, and Bowery Ballroom. The group's Lincoln Center debut reimagines the space as an exclusive rock club, minus the cover. Mr Twin Sister's early EPs announced the band's signature brand of musically omnivorous dreamy disco, but they first gained international recognition when Kendrick Lamar sampled their single "Meet the Frownies" for his breakout hit "The Recipe." Four albums later, the quartet has established themselves as among the scene's most respected and influential institutions. Pitchfork said Mr Twin Sister's latest release, 2022's Upright and Even, "exists to be danced to... each song is self aware, mature and sexy." Bring a partner or find one at the Atrium for a night of ecstasy.
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 1 February 2023 08:24 (one year ago) link
My nine year old son, out of the blue, just asked me about Meet The Frownies - an early song from when they were just Twin Sister.Turns out a "Phonk" remix is currently massive on tiktok and now youtube too
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 3 December 2023 18:38 (four months ago) link