how is this band so good
― ufo, Friday, 24 August 2018 12:37 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj6Ej0FOpls
here's a live version of Power of Two from a few years ago which has a slightly different arrangement to the final version (which is fantastic)
― ufo, Friday, 24 August 2018 13:31 (five years ago) link
^
Only took 6+ years to finish that one lol.— Mr Twin Sister (@twinsistermusic) August 24, 2018
― groovypanda, Friday, 24 August 2018 20:31 (five years ago) link
October 25th! (or maybe 26th as that's a Friday)
Get tickets for this before they're gone, have a weird premonition about something coming out that day. https://t.co/eDMFYzK1kO— Mr Twin Sister (@twinsistermusic) September 24, 2018
― groovypanda, Monday, 24 September 2018 20:06 (five years ago) link
MTS NEWS: - https://t.co/0KPQxnXqmk is 24/7- another barrage of singles coming- videos in the works - an album - our tour starts in two weeks - very special merch at the shows— Mr Twin Sister (@twinsistermusic) October 2, 2018
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 14:23 (five years ago) link
new album Salt out 26 October
https://i.imgur.com/JDIbZcD.jpgKeep on MixingAlien FMKoh-I-NoorBuy to ReturnTops and BottomsDeseoTaste in MoviesJaipurSet Me Free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSl8y6pBkpg
Tops and Bottoms is the new single (probably won't work until it's Friday where you are). it doesn't blow me away like the other singles so far but it's still good. i'm also surprised that Power of Two and Echo Arms aren't on the album?
― ufo, Friday, 5 October 2018 00:53 (five years ago) link
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
― joshywinty (josh), Friday, 5 October 2018 01:08 (five years ago) link
They must have a lot of faith in these songs to not include Echo Arms
― boxedjoy, Friday, 5 October 2018 08:30 (five years ago) link
it seems like their drummer, Bryan Ujueta, is no longer in the band
― ufo, Friday, 5 October 2018 12:31 (five years ago) link
"Tops And Bottoms" is not about what I thought it would be based on the title
― boxedjoy, Friday, 5 October 2018 13:27 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlbIboILhNg
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 14:00 (five years ago) link
wish that one went on forever
― ufo, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 14:12 (five years ago) link
in the house of yes reminds me a lot of saint etienne (in a good way)
― Ross, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
it's not like the last album wasn't incredibly great but this new material collectively seems like another huge leap forward, I don't think I've anticipated an album this much since Shaking The Habitual
― boxedjoy, Friday, 19 October 2018 14:42 (five years ago) link
'Tops and Bottoms' is magic. Knowing the lyrics really opened it up for me. Consumerism, anxiety, the male gaze, superficiality, ego, etc...addressed with serious economy.Or, I could be reading too much into it. heh
Either way, what a special vocalist/lyricist. Something that I'm liking more about these singles than the last album is how up front and idiosyncratic the vocal performancesare again.
Also, saw the first show of the tour last Thursday. If you can, go. Didn't realize how much I'd missed em!
― mr.raffles, Sunday, 21 October 2018 22:52 (five years ago) link
Salt playing over at https://radio.mrtwinsister.com/
― mr.raffles, Thursday, 25 October 2018 03:07 (five years ago) link
https://mrtwinsister.bandcamp.com/
the album is out on their bandcamp too now
― ufo, Thursday, 25 October 2018 03:36 (five years ago) link
so this is pretty great?
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 25 October 2018 04:10 (five years ago) link
the whole album is excellent but i'm completely blown away by Keep on Mixing and Taste in Movies
also love the new background vocals added to Jaipur
― ufo, Thursday, 25 October 2018 04:26 (five years ago) link
i do wish they'd included power of two and echo arms, the balance would feel a bit better with uptempo tracks like those in there
― ufo, Thursday, 25 October 2018 05:40 (five years ago) link
"Keep on Mixing" throwing off a Truesteppers/2-step vibe at times.
― mr.raffles, Thursday, 25 October 2018 12:29 (five years ago) link
"buy to return" is amazing
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 25 October 2018 12:34 (five years ago) link
im so happy
― caulk the wagon and float it, Thursday, 25 October 2018 17:38 (five years ago) link
BNMTS
― ||||||||, Thursday, 25 October 2018 17:53 (five years ago) link
stoked for this .... havent heard yet
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Thursday, 25 October 2018 17:58 (five years ago) link
Feel like they are the best band in the world today
― boxedjoy, Friday, 26 October 2018 07:37 (five years ago) link
they are
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 26 October 2018 14:10 (five years ago) link
definitely seemed that way at the release show last night
― fred-a van vleet (voodoo chili), Friday, 26 October 2018 14:28 (five years ago) link
echo arms was so good, they really couldn't have made room for that on the record?
I’ve just added it to my edit
― ||||||||, Friday, 26 October 2018 14:29 (five years ago) link
i've put Power of Two and Echo Arms in between Alien FM and Koh-I-Noor and it takes the album from a 9 to a 10
― ufo, Friday, 26 October 2018 14:34 (five years ago) link
I also wish that they had done an extended Echo Arms instead of Power Of Two, although both feel like some lost Paradise Garage classic
― boxedjoy, Friday, 26 October 2018 14:37 (five years ago) link
idk the album is perfectly wonderful without them, i’m fine with 1 awesome album and 1 awesome double-sided single
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 26 October 2018 14:40 (five years ago) link
yeah i understand why they left it off, but i already regret not buying that echo arms/power of two single at the merch table.
― fred-a van vleet (voodoo chili), Friday, 26 October 2018 14:44 (five years ago) link
it just adds a little more of their dance side to it and sort of balances it out a bit better, the album feels a lot slower without them. it's great as it is but i definitely prefer my edit
― ufo, Friday, 26 October 2018 14:47 (five years ago) link
i want a whole album of the sophisti-2-step of Keep on Mixing
― ufo, Friday, 26 October 2018 14:48 (five years ago) link
i just like that the album is a more chilled out space generally
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 26 October 2018 14:58 (five years ago) link
deseo reminds me of the blue nile's from rags to riches
― ufo, Friday, 26 October 2018 16:12 (five years ago) link
the way the strings flutter in across this, the meticulous hi-hat sounds, the brass on "Taste In Movies" - what a wonderful sounding album
― boxedjoy, Friday, 26 October 2018 17:48 (five years ago) link
This band has been through so much, and it’s incredible to listen to their discography and hear their evolution. This album is sublime!
― KevRus, Sunday, 28 October 2018 04:21 (five years ago) link
the other week i had kind of dysphoric episode over my clothes but it was nice to have the chorus of "tops and bottoms" running through my head during it
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 23:20 (five years ago) link
She's such an underrated lyricist.
― mr.raffles, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 23:29 (five years ago) link
let me bestrong enoughmake my heartkind enough
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 23:31 (five years ago) link
cheapshit!
― ufo, Thursday, 1 November 2018 00:31 (five years ago) link
I’ve always liked this band but this album is on another level.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 1 November 2018 01:47 (five years ago) link
Saw them last night in Seattle and am still floating. They are so tight and dialed in with their sound. Stood next to the board and their sound guy does as much as anyone on stage, constantly finessing the mix and dubbing out the drums. Definitely felt like the last time I’ll see them in a small club.
― Yelploaf, Sunday, 11 November 2018 16:10 (five years ago) link
but why do they have such a bad name so that I only bothered to click the thread now???
― niels, Sunday, 11 November 2018 22:21 (five years ago) link
They were called Twin Sister, another act with the same name sued them, they had to take something else that was different but still recognisably the same band. They don't really like the name, I think.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 11 November 2018 22:42 (five years ago) link
I did always wonder why they didn't choose a completely new name as they've changed direction drastically since those days and "Mr Twin Sister" is such a dreadful name, to the point where convincing people to listen to them is harder than it needs to be
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 11 November 2018 22:46 (five years ago) link
they should have gone with tvvin sister imo
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Monday, 12 November 2018 02:44 (five years ago) link