Twin Peaks (band)
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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Twin Peaks is a garage rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2009. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Cadien Lake James, guitarist Clay Frankel, bassist Jack Dolan, keyboardist Colin Croom and Connor Brodner on drums.
History
The band was formed by Cadien Lake James a.k.a Big Tuna[1] in 2009 while all the members were in high school. Cadien and Jack attended Jones College Prep, whilst Clay and Connor attended Lane Tech High School. James is no stranger to the music scene as his older Brother Hal James was the drummer for the Chicago native band Smith Westerns. Before Clay played with Twin Peaks he was in a different band(Unknown) that played a lot of shows together, Cadien stated in an interview that "We ended up stealing him from his other band"[2]
In 2012, the band recorded their debut album Sunken in James' basement using two condenser microphones and Garageband.[3] Sunken was released on July 9, 2013, through Los Angeles-based independent record label Autumn Tone Records. After graduating from high school, all band members except Frankel attended Evergreen College in Olympia, but later dropped out to pursue their music career. Returning to Chicago, the band began working on their second studio album, Wild Onion. It was released by the Grand Jury on August 5, 2014 in North America.[4]
Twin Peaks recorded the bulk of their third album Down In Heaven in August 2015 with R. Andrew Humphrey co-producing and John Agnello mixing. The album was recorded in Massachusetts. The first single from the album, "Walk to the One You Love" was written by James and released on February 1, 2016, along with the album's announcement. The second single "Butterfly", released on March 30, 2016, was written by Frankel during SXSW 2015 when he was in a "sickened state".[5] Down In Heaven will be released on May 13, 2016.
Musical style
The band's musical style is regarded as a mixture of "'60s garage rock and the 2010s garage punk sound."[4] Jayson Greene of Pitchfork stated that the band "spends half their time as a chugging power chord factory and half as a winsome power-pop band."[6] The band's musical style on their debut album has been described as "sloppy, Replacements-inspired rock" while the band's second album features "a garage-rock sound that touches on everything from fuzz-soaked psychedelia and punk to ballads and baroque pop."[7] The band's influences on the album include garage rock acts such as Jay Reatard, Ty Segall and The Strokes,[8] and rock artists such as the Beatles, The Stooges, and the Rolling Stones.[9]
Influences
Band members
- Cadien Lake James – vocals, guitar
- Once stated "We all got talent, and we are all going to do dope shit"[12]
- Friends with Chance the Rapper, they went to the same High School together
- Clay Frankel – guitar, vocals
- Clay has hosted house shows in his Logan Square basement but wont release the address due to people being "narcos"[13]as he previously stated in an interview.
- Jack Dolan – bass guitar, vocals
- Jack repeatedly asks people if they have weed on Twitter
- Also friends with Chance the Rapper as they were both once arrested in a Panera parking lot according to Jacks Twitter
- Colin Croom – keyboard, guitar, vocals
- Connor Brodner – drums
- Connor is an avid motorcyclist
Discography
- Studio albums
- Sunken (2013)
- Wild Onion (2014)
- Senior editor of Pitchfork Magazine, Jayson Greene, states that the Wild Onion offers "two distinct versions of themselves: in one, they're good-times party rockers, and in the other they're heartbroken sweethearts."[16]
- "It's a space age, stone age album"[17] according to the response of Cadien James, from an interview with Consequence of Sound.
- Down In Heaven (2016)
- Singles
- "Flavor" (2014; Jeffery Drag)
- "In The Morning (In The Evening)" (2015)
- "Walk to the One You Love" (2016)
- "Butterfly" (2016)
- Music videos
- "Baby Blue" (2012)
- "Stand in the Sand" (2012; dir. Ryan Ohm)
- "Flavor" (2014; dir. Ryan Baxley)
- "I Found a New Way" (2014; dir. Ryan Ohm)
- "Mind Frame" (2014; dir. Ryan Ohm)
- "Making Breakfast" (2014; dir. Ryan Ohm)
- "Ocean Blue" (2013; dir. Jake O'Hagan)
- "Walk To The One You Love" (2016)
Tour Dates (2016)[18]
References
- ↑ "Cadien Lake Jack Henry James (@b.i.g.t.u.n.a) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ↑ "Twin Peaks's Chicago Pride". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ↑ Wilkinson, Matt. "Twin Peaks Q&A". NME. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- 1 2 Sendra, Tim. "Twin Peaks". AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2014. The album was later released in Europe by Communion.
- ↑ Evan Minsker (March 30, 2016). "Twin Peaks Share New Song "Butterfly," Extend Tour: Listen". Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ↑ Greene, Jayson (August 6, 2014). "Twin Peaks - Wild Onion". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ↑ Kot, Greg (October 16, 2014). "Twin Peaks is peaking at the right time". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Twin Peaks - Wild Onion". Allmusic. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ↑ DeVille, Chris (August 5, 2014). "Band To Watch: Twin Peaks". Stereogum. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ↑ http://thefourohfive.com. "Under the Influence with Twin Peaks". The 405. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ↑ http://thefourohfive.com. "Under the Influence with Twin Peaks". The 405. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ↑ Consequence of Sound (2014-09-11), TWIN PEAKS (INTERVIEW/PERFORMANCE) - TREEHOUSE SESSIONS, retrieved 2016-04-24
- ↑ Consequence of Sound (2013-09-13), TWIN PEAKS INTERVIEW - RIOT FEST 2013, retrieved 2016-04-24
- ↑ Tribune, Chicago. "Top Chicago indie albums of 2013". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ Tribune, Chicago. "Top Chicago indie albums of 2013". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Twin Peaks: Wild Onion Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ↑ Consequence of Sound (2014-09-11), TWIN PEAKS (INTERVIEW/PERFORMANCE) - TREEHOUSE SESSIONS, retrieved 2016-04-24
- ↑ "Twin Peaks". www.bandsintown.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.