Twin Shadow - Forget

Twin Shadow is George Lewis Jnr “the troubled son of a hairdresser and a teacher who lived many lives.”  He was initially discovered by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor (who also co-produced ‘Forget’) so he’s already got a pretty unshakeable pedigree. The lovely, uncomplicated debut album 'Forget' was released on 4AD on 15th November and the album’s cool, throwback style is the perfect antidote to all the musical gluttony of the end of 2010.

Style-wise, ‘Forget’ takes plenty from the 1970s/80s, although it seems influential rather than stolen in Lewis Jnr’s hands.  Some tracks like 'When We're Dancing' are very Bowie, vocals wise and in the synths, and ‘Slow’ does sound like the Smiths. But title track ‘Forget’ – and the album has a whole - has the contemporary feel of a more consistent, slightly less manic Ariel Pink (who also happens to be Twin Shadow’s labelmate) and because of this twisted, wonky popness the record never feels dated.

Although I have missed the release of this album by several months, you can catch Twin Shadow playing at the Lexington on 25th January.

www.twinshadow.net