TWIN FALLS

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Gathered In Song in association with Buffalo Bar present...

TWIN FALLS

Download BBC Radio 1 playlisted track 'Romancer' from www.twinfalls.co.uk

“Coming on a like a dirty Death Cab For Cutie, the brilliant new track from Luke Stidson’s Twin Falls shows just how a quiet corner of Somerset can be the inspiration for epic, original, consummate pop music” BBC INTRODUCING

In a previous life, west countryman Luke Stidson ran the much-missed indie label Exercise1, releasing debut singles from the likes of Twin Thousands, Jeremy Warmsley and a widely acclaimed compilation called 50minutes that included contributions from Daniel Johnston and MC Lars. Five years later, and the demise of the label had left a hole in Luke’s creativity. One that could only be matched by the holes it had also left in his credit score. Luke quickly went back to doing what he'd done before - writing and recording songs in his bedroom.

Steve Lamacq and Tom Robinson aired tracks from early EPs on BBC 6Music, with Lamacq interviewing Stidson on air and dubbing Twin Falls “lo-fi romantics”, whilst fellow west country dweller and PJ Harvey right hand John Parish included ‘Janie I Will Only Let You down’ on a compilation he was curating. Twin Falls' full length debut record ‘Slow Numb’ was released in 2011 and they played a great (free entry!) show for Gathered In Song at Le Pub that summer. Slow Numb was the result of a year spent recording in various living rooms, sheds, garages and barns in Stidson's native Somerset.

At points you’d be forgiven for thinking Neil Young was a big influence on the out-and-out folk/country moments (he is). You may think the nasty fuzz guitar and synth pop combinations were intended to remind you of Grandaddy (they probably were) and you may even think the ethereal light that touches the production as a whole made a distinct nod to the late great Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse. All of this would be true, but it was the finely tuned oscillation between these points that helped give ‘Slow Numb’ its unique character.

Fast forward a couple years and following a second spot on the BBC Radio 1 playlist, a public spat with the management and legal team of Chris Carrabba (after the Dashboard Confessional frontman decided to choose the name Twin Falls for his new band... they have now agreed to change it to Twin Forks) the real Twin Falls are ready to release their second full length record ‘May All Your Dreams Be Full Of Light’. In fact, if you pre-order it now from the band's website you can get an instant download to listen to whilst supping on a lovely, especially brewed for the occasion Somerset amber ale. These guys do things well.

"essential listening...Twin Falls never let you down" God Is In The TV - 5/5