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one of the most impressive live acts around.

Twin Shadow turn everything up when they play live, the tempo is faster, the choruses more urgent and the feeling that the band want their audience to have a good time is palpable.

one of 2010’s best new bands

The guitar is the weapon of choice here, taking a place it doesn’t have on the record (the guitar solo on ‘Forget’ is rocked out for all its worth), while live drums lend the songs a fuller feel.

these are early days for Twin Shadow – the band formed last year

the spunky attitude he displays onstage

George Lewis, Jr.'s self-described bizarre and lonely childhood forms the backdrop for his work as Twin Shadow, and he uses the sounds of the past as a foundation. But while the 26-year-old Brooklynite's music is steeped in 1980s new wave-- he sometimes takes on Morrissey's vocal tone and phrasing, and threads of British bands like Echo and the Bunnymen and Depeche Mode run through his songs-- Lewis does well by this much-revisited era

he mostly sticks with a small collection of synth sounds-- strings, organ, piano, and brass-- along with electric guitar and drum machine.

Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor handling production,

speeding things up a notch or two, and giving the songs a slightly rockier edge. As a result some of the layers and intricacies that are present on the album are lost, but it’s a testament to the strength of the songs and the enthusiasm with which they are delivered that they are still just as poignant and enjoyable. 

The one notable exception is early single ‘Slow,’ which is one of the highlights on record. The speeded up live version whizzes by fairly ineffectively, and the vocal seems lacklustre and hollow, but this remains a small gripe in an otherwise excellent set. 

senhor George Lewis Jr., envergando um chapéu tipo porteiro de hotel (ou à Spirou, como perpicazmente alguém notou)

A voz nem sempre esteve no ponto e o mesmo se poderá dizer de alguns arranjos de guitarra, demasiado deslocadas em relação aos originais, a roçar, por vezes, um som a la Simple Minds dos (maus) velhos tempos. 

George Lewis – AKA Twin Shadow – makes synth-led bedroom music that sounds at once thoroughly new wave and thoroughly fresh.

on first impression this is so slick it’s easy to ignore the layers of details

Tyrant Destroyed sets the scene – it’s a loving reconstruction of 80s synth-pop, by a solo artist alone in his room; the music low in the mix, as he lays down a sleepy sounding vocal.

Se o álbum tem músicas com melodias introspectivas, em concerto elas ganham uma nova vida tornando-se muito mais electrónicas, distorcidas e muito fortes, não dando espaço para a menor melancolia.

presentearam-nos com uma música nova