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Twin Shadow

George William Lewis Jr. (born March 30, 1983), better known by his stage name Twin Shadow, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor based in Los Angeles. He has released five studio albums to date: Forget (2010), Confess (2012), Eclipse (2015), Caer (2018), and Twin Shadow (2021).

Twin Shadow

George William Lewis Jr.

(1983-03-30) March 30, 1983
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • actor

  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • bass guitar

2000–present

twinshadow.net

Biography[edit]

Early life and career beginnings (1983–2009)[edit]

Lewis was born March 30, 1983[4] in the Dominican Republic and raised in Florida. Lewis's first exposure to music started by singing in his church choir.


Around 2000, he moved to Boston and started the band Mad Man Films alongside Joseph Ciampini (drums) (of Hooray For Earth) and Zak Longo (bass) of Before Lazers. Mad Man Films released two records independently. In 2006, not satisfied with recording music for theatre and films, Lewis moved to Brooklyn, NY, and started the Twin Shadow project.[1]

Forget (2010–2011)[edit]

Lewis's debut album, Forget, was released November 15, 2010, on Terrible Records. The album was produced by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear.[5]


Forget received critical acclaim, appearing on numerous "album of the year" lists including Pitchfork (#26)[6] and Stereogum (#32).[7][8] It has been described as "steeped in 1980s new wave",[2] "building from streaks of haunting synth textures",[9] having "sophisticated melodies", "R&B intimacy", and "poetic lyrics",[10] and "hazily new wave-tinged pop".[11] Twin Shadow was the Rolling Stone Band of the Week on October 7, 2010.[12]

Broken Horses (2018)

On the limited edition version of Twin Shadow's Forget, there's a collaboration with called "A Place We Like"[42]

Hooray for Earth

A Twin Shadow remix of 's "Psychic Chasms" appears on the band's Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed

Neon Indian

A Twin Shadow remix of 's "Hex Girlfriend" appears on that band's ERRATA ANEX EP[43]

Neon Indian

The edition of Haim's Days Are Gone includes the bonus track "Edge", a song co-written by Lewis[44]

iTunes Store

released a mixtape as part of the deluxe edition of his self-titled album. Twin Shadow was featured on the track "Sleepless"[45]

Flume

Twin Shadow sings lead on "Lost You" and "Stardust", both of which are anthemic tracks from the Canadian festival-dance producers [46]

Zeds Dead

Twin Shadow and D'Angelo Lacy collaborated with Wrestlers on the single "Say Anything", which was released on (April 19, 2014) on a Red Bull Sound Select limited edition split 7-inch[47]

Record Store Day

Twin Shadow was featured on 's track "Perfect Holiday" from their debut album 2.0[48]

Big Data

Twin Shadow sings in two of Mickey Moonlight's songs for the album and the Time Axis Manipulation Corporation under his birth name George Lewis Jr.

Twin Shadow appears in the Rainsford single "Intentions" from her 2018 EP Emotional Support Animal.

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"" (10cc cover) August 2013[50]

I'm Not in Love

"" (Bruce Springsteen cover) September 2013[51]

I'm on Fire

"" (Tori Amos cover) September 2013[52]

Silent All These Years

"" (Lou Reed cover) October 2013[53]

Perfect Day

"" (U2 cover)

With or Without You

"" (112 cover)

Cupid

"" (The Smiths cover)

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

In 2013, Twin Shadow launched the UNDER THE CVRS series in which he covers requested songs from various artists.

Acting[edit]

In 2013, Lewis appeared as a fictional version of himself in the video game Grand Theft Auto V as a DJ for the in-game radio station Radio Mirror Park.[54] His songs "Shooting Holes", "Forget", and "Old Love / New Love", a track he made specifically for the video game, were featured on the station.[55][56]


Lewis Jr. made his feature film acting debut in Future World alongside James Franco, Milla Jovovich, Lucy Liu, Suki Waterhouse, Method Man, and Snoop Dogg.

Conan

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