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Starting life in the Dominican Republic Lewis Jr. was raised in Florida and his earliest exposure to music was signing in his church choir. Shortly after he started listening to Bob Dylan, Boyz II Men, Bobby Brown and The Beatles from which his inspiration for making music blossomed and in 2000 he moved to Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
With his band punk band Mad Man Films, alongside fellow musicians Joseph Ciampini on drums and Zak Longo on bass, the band made two independent releases that remained relatively under the radar. As well as this he created compositions for touring dance and theatre productions. Although not satisfied with this output Lewis Jr. moved to Bushwick, Brooklyn, U.S., and started his Twin Shadow project.
Twin Shadow’s debut album “Forget” was released November 15, 2010 and was notably produced by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor in Brooklyn, New York. The album received positive reviews across the board with Pitchfork Media rating it an impressive 8.4 and placed it at No. 26 on their “Top 50 Albums of 2010”. The sound of the album has been identified as chillwave, featuring the closeness and personal touch of early R&B with the synth inspired textures and tones of 80’s new wave, along with well-thought out lyrics.
2012’s follow-up album title “Confess” was received with much the same critical acclaim as his first. Self-produced this time, the album focuses on the reality of Lewis Jr.’s life, a motorcycle accident he was involved in in Boston, U.S., his changing relationships, and features a strong focus on the present, with a more pop-inspired groove than “Forget”
The success of his albums has seen the musician on the international festival circuit including sets at Coachella, Sasquatch, Primavera, Bonnaroo and perform on shows such as Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Conan.
Live reviews
George Lewis Jr., a.k.a. Twin Shadow, is well renowned for presenting his drenched in 80’s style of music, but he manages to create his own interpretation of the style of music that has influenced him rather than replicating it.
Twin Shadow tours with a very competent and talented backing band consisting of a drummer, bass player, and keyboard player. When performing live Twin Shadow conveys intense energy. The bass playing is jumping all over the fret board with the kind of punch you would expect to hear from such new wave bands as Duran Duran or New Order. George Lewis’ electric guitar is saturated in dense chorus effects, which helps present a shimmering style of guitar playing through his sparkling riffs. The band’s dynamic chemistry is perfect. The bass line is grooving to the rhythm, while the guitar is played in an angular style bouncing off the rhythm in a ping-pong type fashion to the sound of the lead synth. Although the musical instrumentation creates a powerful sound, George Lewis’s vocals are the driving force behind the music that really gives the sound its strength.
The band is always full of energy when they play live. They are grooving out to the music and dancing back and forth on stage to the rhythm. George gets really excited when breaking out into a guitar solo by bending his head back and entrancing himself into the music somewhat similar to something Prince would do. Bright colorful lights wash over the stage and flash rapidly to the intense parts of the songs allowing the theatrics to help enhance their amazing performance.
The crowd is sure to have a great time at a Twin Shadow performance dancing to the 80’s inspired music that is re-created through such great songs as “Forget” and “Patient”.
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George Lewis Jr. (born 1983), better known by his stage name Twin Shadow has gained massive critical acclaim following the release of his first two albums 'Forget' and 'Confess'. The support of critics and internet hype around Twin Shadow meant that he broke firmly beneath from the radar in 2010 and has been on the rise ever since.
Performing his new wave indie sounds globally, he has graced some of the most exciting stages including sets at Reading & Leeds festival and the End of the Road Festival. His warped guitar lead sound has captivated crowds and the expansive nature of 'Golden Light' and 'When We're Dancing' has left his name on many 'must see' lists.
His fan base cheer, sign and clap enthusiastically during the breaks in the show. George remains entranced in his psychedelic zone yet he cannot ignore the roars from the crowd following a momentous rendition of 'Castles in the Snow'. Twin Shadow is an artist clearly on the rise and is likely to be performing higher up lineups in the future with the support of his devoted following.
sean-ward
This was a great show at the Magic Stick in Detroit last night. From the start of the show the sound seemed to be a muffled mess but it quickly turned around after about 5 minutes. Show started out with a few of the bands biggest jams that spanned all three albums and then it settled into a meladoic show the rest of the way. With a great light show surrounding the band and a neon box surrounding Georges (aka Twin Shadow) stance on the front of the stage that lit up with every guitar riff. George has a great voice and that is truly what stole the show. The venue was under renovations but there was still a good crowd. George even stuck around after the show and signed some autographs and allowed some pics. Great show.
Set list
5 Seconds
Old Love/New Love
Castles in the Snow
I'm Ready
Eclipse
Golden Light
Turn Me Up
Flatliners
Run My Heart / No Ordinary Love
(Sade cover)
To The Top
Encore:
The One
Locked & Loaded
eric-gasper
The Twin Shadow concert was sooo good! I loved the venue it was very intimate, and easy to get close to the band. George Lewis Jr. is an amazing, and humble songwriter and lyricist. Check Twin Shadow out!
jessica-mundt
Great band, great show. Lots of energy and class. Cool crowd too. Very mellow. Lolawolf was a great opener!! The Cat's Cradle continues to amaze. Can't wait for another good show soon.
rdusch
