Mr Twin Sister

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

i want a whole album of the sophisti-2-step of Keep on Mixing

i just like that the album is a more chilled out space generally

deseo reminds me of the blue nile's from rags to riches

the way the strings flutter in across this, the meticulous hi-hat sounds, the brass on "Taste In Movies" - what a wonderful sounding album

This band has been through so much, and it’s incredible to listen to their discography and hear their evolution. This album is sublime!

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

She's such an underrated lyricist.

let me be
strong enough
make my heart
kind enough

cheap
shit!

I’ve always liked this band but this album is on another level.

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.

but why do they have such a bad name so that I only bothered to click the thread now???

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.

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

they should have gone with tvvin sister imo

makes me think of Twisted Sister

I guess a lot of bands end up with a name they don't really like

anyway, thanks for bumping this thread so much that I had to take a look

i think "bad" band names (cf. majical cloudz) are better than seamlessly competent/"normal" ones (cf. grizzly bear) ¯\_ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ_/¯

i obviously can't speak to how the band feels about it but i think 'mr twin sister' foregrounds the genderfluid themes in their recent music so i appreciate it on that level!

p.s. here's the track order i'm now listening to this in

keep on mixing
alien fm
power of two
koh-i-noor
buy to return
tops & bottoms
deseo
echo arms
taste in movies
jaipur
set me free

i just couldn't bear to keep listening to echo arms & power of two separately!

Considering that they entertained names such as Snake Butt, Dolphin Knee, Fish Toe, Jelly Chin, and Blood Chugger. where they landed isn't so bad.

i obviously can't speak to how the band feels about it but i think 'mr twin sister' foregrounds the genderfluid themes in their recent music so i appreciate it on that level!

― caulk the wagon and float it, Monday, November 12, 2018 2:32 PM (twenty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i was going to say something similar

they did NOT consider any of those names did they ?!

Hahaha, no. I was just making a corny joke about the divisiveness of their name. It's objectively awful but somehow perfect for the band they now are i.e. the best band going.

despite not being totally sold on the new album yet, i went to their show last nite and it was fantastic

They were magical in SF. 'Tops and Bottoms' really clicked for me. The vocal distortion jumping jacks she would do are really effective live!

'Salt' is finally getting a vinyl release!

https://mrtwinsister.bandcamp.com/album/salt

So I've been thinking about the early years when they were just called Twin Sister. This era gets imo unfairly neglected, probably because the only LP they put out then ("In Heaven") is easily the worst thing they've ever released. But! This was the time I first got into the group - I heard All Around And Away We Go at the end of 2010 and obsessed over them between then and the release of In Heaven the next year - they used to have everything free to download from their blog including heaps of demos and snippets, at one point they seemed to be putting something up there every day. The best of it was earth-shattering (I still consider All Around And Away We Go one of my favourite tracks of all time, perfect example of being utterly derivative and utterly transcendent at the same time), most was of a much lower quality though.

So I've sifted through these 80 or so tracks and ended up with mostly stuff from EPs and the LP, but I think it's a good introduction to the early days of the group. Love how they seem to be trying on completely different sounds with each track at first. Oh, and the two demos at the start can (maybe) be skipped if you want to get to the actual songs, but I wanted it to go in chronological order so there they stay.

It's in the form of a mix because I shouldn't put mp3s up here obvs, however if want to put it together yourself then the demos they are still easily findable online from the good ole mp3 blog era, and the other tracks are available for sale

Mix is here - https://www.mixcloud.com/centuries_of_sound/twin-sister-2009-2011/ - probably will need to rehost once mixcloud twigs what it is.

01 - October 23rd 2009 (Demo, 2009) - 0:00
02 - Ribbon Bow (Demo, 2009) - 2:19
03 - The Other Side of Your Face (Color Your Life, 2010) - 5:29
04 - Milk & Honey (Color Your Life, 2010) - 12:14
05 - All Around and Away We Go (Color Your Life, 2010) - 17:08
06 - Phenomenons (Color Your Life, 2010) - 21:29
07 - Lady Daydream (live on Big Ugly Yellow Couch, 2010) - 24:27
08 - Ginger (Vampires With Dreaming Kids, 2010) - 28:34
09 - Nectarine (Vampires With Dreaming Kids, 2010) - 32:28
10 - Meet the Frownies (Split Single with The Luyas, 2011) - 35:35
11 - Stop (In Heaven, 2011) - 39:36
12 - Bad Street (In Heaven, 2011) - 43:36
13 - Space Babe (In Heaven, 2011) - 48:14

@mfktz, is there a way to make that available in the US? Would love to dig into that era more. I personally love "In Heaven" but they've obviously taken leaps and bounds since then. Almost criminal how underrated this band is.

Blocked already - hm let's try soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/james-errington-769931947/twin-sister-2009-2011

The first music video we've released in...7 years. Three more on the way.https://t.co/6PaWjEI9Z6

— Mr Twin Sister (@twinsistermusic) March 4, 2019

heard from friends who saw them recently & chatted with them for a while after the show that they're planning to release new music next year. really hope that eventuates, very much looking forward to anything new from them

Ah, such a magical show last night. Been dying to see them since Color Your Life but it makes sense that only "All Around.." remains on the setlist. That sounded better than ever, somehow. There was a new song, confirmed they're still pushing forward :)

!!

Two new singles for you, available now https://t.co/iMOKwGYG0e

— Mr Twin Sister (@twinsistermusic) February 26, 2021

love the first one especially

very nice!

the world's best band

agree that the first one is superior, but i'm loving the chic organization energy of the second one

I’m loving “Expressions”

they really are the best band

I love the second one, but they’re both very good omens for the rest of the album.

Fabulous stuff!

i love these, especially "expressions". what a good band

they remain perfect

Now on Spotify (and I presume other streaming services)

man, Salt is such an incredible record

it's exquisite. i'm so excited for what comes next!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVxNW6ElX7Y

new single "polvo" from new album al mundo azul!!!

this... is not doing much for me :|

the singles from earlier this year were much stronger but i don't think this is bad

i like