This Week's New Release Videos

Twin Sister: "Kimmi in a Ricefield" [mp3] 

Dum Dum Girls: "Bedroom Eyes" [mp3] 

Tyler Ramsey: "The Nightbird" [mp3] 

Twin Sister - Bad Street

[mp3] Twin Sister: "Bad Street"

Really interesting watching this band develop from the loose, pretty off-key group I saw a year and a half ago at Webster Studio. Jury still out on the new stuff, but it's nice to see what a little A&R and glam can do! I'm still a fan.

In Heaven out on September 27th is now available to pre-order on CD and LP through Domino

There's A Lesson Here

[mp3] Twin Sister: "All Around and Away We Go"

So, there was a big snafu over this video this morning. According to the ever reliable Twitter, Pitchfork was promised the exclusive on the new video for Twin Sister's excellent track "All Around and Away We Go" but someone in the Twin Sister camp made the video live on Vimeo this morning. Gorilla vs. Bear, being an astute (almost creepily so) follower of Twin Sister, found the vid and posted it. In the internet battle of who could [really] care less, we side with GVB. Fault lies with the band's management, producer, publicist, or the band themselves for the fuck up. Justice is served. Sorry about the Ben Folds Five reference. Now enjoy the tune and video dammit!

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Twin Sister: Tonight at Webster Hall

[mp3] Pigeons: "Tendress"
[mp3] Big Troubles: "Sickdays"
[mp3] Twin Sister: "I Want a House"

Twin Sister came out of no where seemingly. Their free EP Vampires with Dreaming Kids has been a constant fixture in our listening habits of late. The charmingly low-key vocals are highlighted with subtle male/female harmonies and tasteful band arrangements. While hinting at strands of gentle-folk melodies, Twin Sister seem to exist in a genre all their own. Equipped with down-tempo grooves accentuated with shakers and occasional finger-picked guitars, Twin Sister elicit comforting waves of nostalgia. You've heard these songs somewhere before -- on some sun-drenched, late-afternoon, cross-country drive that you've never actually been on. Their EP is, simply put, quite wonderful. Twin Sister have another six song EP Color Your Life, coming in March.

Tonight at Webster Hall's "The Studio," Chocolate Bobka and Olde English Spelling Bee present Twin Sister along with a stellar slate of artists including the quickly rising Big Troubles, Pigeons, Alice Cohen, Run DMT and DJ Raw Thrills. Big Troubles draw from the cacophonous noise-pop-well spring that seems to be flowing steadily out of New Jersey these days, while Pigeons and Alice Cohen purvey hazy, delicate, mystical folk offerings. Certainly a disparate and excellent collection of musicians that shouldn't be missed. See the flier after the jump for further details.

The Studio at Webster Hall (aka Downstairs)
125 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003
Thursday, Feb. 4th
8 pm doors
9 pm show
$5 advance / $7 at door