Best New Bands » Grizzly Bear https://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Twin Shadow ’s LP Is a Hard-Hitting Coup https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/twin-shadows-lp-hard-hitting-coup/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/twin-shadows-lp-hard-hitting-coup/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:48:06 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22538 New York – Twin Shadow’s work sits on the periphery of R&B, and concurrently houses a decidedly indie-pop essence. Never before has this coupling of genres been so pronounced than on this act’s third studio album, Eclipse, out this week via Warner Bros. Records. Twin Shadow is a NYC-bred, LA-based solo musician born George Lewis

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