Artist Spotlight: TWIN SHADOW

After reading a killer Pitchfork review, I recently picked up Forget, the debut album from Twin Shadow. Twin Shadow is the brain-child of George Lewis, Jr., a 26-year old Dominican-born, Florida-raised, Brooklyn-residing musician who's checkered past has propelled him into becoming a wildly dynamic musician who created his debut album alone, in hotel rooms. After growing up on a man-made island in Venice, FL having very little exposure to popular culture, Lewis devoured any music at any chance he could get, from Boyz II Men to Nirvana. This has resulted in a unique, yet familiar sound delivered on Forget. The album is multi-layered and filled with reverb, yet it somehow achieves a distinctly 80's New Wave sound. Lewis sings in a haunting, yet everchanging tone which provides perfect backing for his drowned out beats. I am addicted to this album and I would highly suggest purchasing it on iTunes or another purveyor of fine music. For now, check out a couple remix tracks.


The first track is a remix of Twin Shadow's epic jam, "Castles In The Snow". Com Truise crushes this spaced out remix with some serious synth tones over the powerful bassline of the original track.
Twin Shadow - Castles In The Snow (Com Truise Remix)

Also, check the video for the original track:

We see Twin Shadow's versatility and creativity in this remix of Surfer Blood's anthem "Floating Vibes" with a seriously awesome homage to The Police in the guitar riff. You will hear it immediately. This song is a bit slower but is a real gem for the utter music nerd who likes to hear multiple levels of production. 

Surfer Blood - Floating Vibes (Twin Shadow Remix)


(Apologies for the formatting issues, but blogspot is a bitch when it comes to this)