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Track Listings
| 1. Golden Light |
| 2. You Call Me On |
| 3. Five Seconds |
| 4. Run My Heart |
| 5. The One |
| 6. Beg for the Night |
| 7. Patient |
| 8. When The Movie's Over |
| 9. I Don't Care |
| 10. Be Mine Tonight |
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On the cover of Confess, George Lewis Jr aka Twin Shadow stands aloof in dim light, his leather jacket torn and rugged. He looks like the sort of guy you wouldn't want your daughter hanging around with – and if Confess is anything to go by then that gut feeling would be a smart one.
While his 2010 debut Forget traded in gentle, slight melodies and obfuscation, there's nothing indirect at all here. Instead, Lewis' sonics are masculine and upfront, while his lyrics are strung together with sly digs and cruelties.
If the polar shift from one LP to the next wasn't clear enough, Lewis vocalises as much on Five Seconds when he shouts: “There's no way to forget it all.” He brushes aside the title, and the ethos of Forget, in a second and then backs it up all over the record.
Take Run My Heart, for instance. It’s a song that finds Lewis intent on ring fencing his heart – "You don't run my heart / So don't pretend you can" – before finally spelling it out: "Can't you see I'm not in love?"
For all the coldness, though, Confess is an easy record to listen to and love. Lewis has clearly grown as a songwriter – a song like The One feels like it might have been beyond him a couple of years ago. The light, preppy touch in the bass and guitar feels assured, while the brevity in the writing helps boost Lewis' hooks to the level they deserve.
Beg for the Night is another highlight. The track allows space to open up around another big chorus and super-sizes its masculine vibes by deploying a revving motorcycle engine for percussion.
For an artist often lumped in with chillwave it might come as a surprise to some that Confess is so bold and honest. There's no dream-pop pussyfooting from Lewis this time; instead, he leaves himself nowhere to hide as he pushes his character to the absolute limit.
This approach makes for a Twin Shadow record that might be brutal at times but also smarts with impressively high-octane pop.
--Mike Diver
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Product Description
Flamboyant 2012 album! Dreamy new wave 'n' orchestrated synth-pop from the Brooklyn one-man-band, for fans of Blood Orange and Cant. Includes "Five Seconds".
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Kenneth
Format:Audio CD
I'm not the biggest fan of modern pop music i generally find it banal, unsophisticated and soulless. The most recent obsession pop producers have with euro dance beats and extremely annoying auto tune makes me want throw my radio through the window if i should happen to accidently turn the dial the wrong way. There are some musicians who seem to be trying to restore some credibility to the genre though, the only problem is their largely unknown by mass consumers. Twin shadow is one of these artists that i think does have the ability to reach a larger audience and hopefully his stellar new album confess might help him become a star (lord knows we could do with someone to take some attention away from the irratating likes of Justin bieber).
Confess is riddled with the same retro 80's smoothness that his excellent debut Forget had, however it features a much stronger emphasis on the poppier elements of this style, with the production featuring less reverb and the instrumentation sounding louder, more melodic and direct. "Golden Light" opens the album brillaintly with George Lewis Jr delivering a staggering vocal perfomance to bombasticly smooth 80's style synths and drum machines. Lyrically it's filled with sharp, bitter declarations of apathy towards what one can only assume was a previous love interest.
If there's any justice in the world lead single "Five Seconds" will be blasting out of every speaker in nightclubs for years to come; it's bouncy, buoyant, full of energy and shamelessly catchy.... Read more ›
Confess is riddled with the same retro 80's smoothness that his excellent debut Forget had, however it features a much stronger emphasis on the poppier elements of this style, with the production featuring less reverb and the instrumentation sounding louder, more melodic and direct. "Golden Light" opens the album brillaintly with George Lewis Jr delivering a staggering vocal perfomance to bombasticly smooth 80's style synths and drum machines. Lyrically it's filled with sharp, bitter declarations of apathy towards what one can only assume was a previous love interest.
If there's any justice in the world lead single "Five Seconds" will be blasting out of every speaker in nightclubs for years to come; it's bouncy, buoyant, full of energy and shamelessly catchy.... Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Gannon
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
In today's world of aquacrunk, driftstep and gothgaze it's fairly rare that someone invokes the simple new-wave pop of The Police, but Dominican Republic-born George Lewis Junior notably does just that on "Run My Heart", running it past some classic Springsteen balladeering and mid-distance indie jangles to boot. Amid repeats of "Just a boy / Just a girl" it's clear that Lewis has nevertheless stuck to the same themes of sex and mishandling relationships that dominated his wistful, sometimes aptly indistinct debut Forget.
Confess, on the other hand, is much surer of itself now that Lewis has cast himself as some leather-clad troublemaker - there's little chance however of him going that extra step and becoming the leader of the pack because the allure of the 80s still hangs so heavily over his every move that it's like he's bathed in Paco Rabanne. Undisputed album highlight, "Five Seconds" is, for example, pure unabashed pop that showcases punchy bass tempos pilfered from David Lynch, perfect synth hooks, popping drum sequences and more guitars ripped from the Boss.
There are echoes too of that diminutive lothario Prince in the satin smoothness of "You Call Me On" and "Beg For The Night" is all about a cruising bassline and stadium-sized drum blasts over which laser effects latterly play off against soaring guitar solos. Sweeping bass synths scan the nether regions of "Patient" like a searchlight as Lewis states that "Boys will be boys", dressing the fact with harsh snares and a peppering of guitar funk.... Read more ›
Confess, on the other hand, is much surer of itself now that Lewis has cast himself as some leather-clad troublemaker - there's little chance however of him going that extra step and becoming the leader of the pack because the allure of the 80s still hangs so heavily over his every move that it's like he's bathed in Paco Rabanne. Undisputed album highlight, "Five Seconds" is, for example, pure unabashed pop that showcases punchy bass tempos pilfered from David Lynch, perfect synth hooks, popping drum sequences and more guitars ripped from the Boss.
There are echoes too of that diminutive lothario Prince in the satin smoothness of "You Call Me On" and "Beg For The Night" is all about a cruising bassline and stadium-sized drum blasts over which laser effects latterly play off against soaring guitar solos. Sweeping bass synths scan the nether regions of "Patient" like a searchlight as Lewis states that "Boys will be boys", dressing the fact with harsh snares and a peppering of guitar funk.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Avg Joe
Format:Audio CD
Another fine offering delivered by Twin Shadow. Reminds this reviewer of AR Kane, Psychedelic Furs and The The in terms of glossy layered production, mechanised beats and synths, and lush vocals dishing out libido-led lyrics; throw in some Peter Gabriel theatricality. There's a knowing, yet unabashed cheesiness to the arrangements here. Highlights: 'golden light' and 'beg for the night.' It's not for everyone, but builds on the first LP 'Forget' and commits more to the 80s vibe and formulae experimented on there. If you liked that, this one will feel at once familiar and bolder. Probably best to check the Amazon US site, and play the samples before you buy.
Format:Audio CD
I got this album after a friend highly recommended it. I have to say, I was initially put off by the cover and wasn't blown away on first listen. However, it's one of those albums that strengthens with every play and has become one of the few albums I've been swooning over in the last couple of years.
It is all the best of Synth/electro pop with a hint of Morrissey's vocals and if you give it a few plays you may well end up giving it a lot more.
It is all the best of Synth/electro pop with a hint of Morrissey's vocals and if you give it a few plays you may well end up giving it a lot more.
By Darko
Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase
George Lewis Jr. aka Twin Shadow has proved with his second album ''Confess'' that he is a great singer/songwriter!
This is a great indie-pop-rock-electro...in one word it's a great record! All songs are almost equaly good! There is no bad songs on the LP! Five Seconds, Run My Herat, When The Movie's Over, Be Mine Tonight and also the rest of the album is just thrilling! To me, it is the most playable album of 2012, and still is, so, I highly recommend this LP to everyone,
especially to the fans of the '80. music but with energy of 2012, and everyone who loves a good song. Also with mix of Michael Brauer and mastering from the old veteran of mastering Bob Ludwig you can't go wrong! It sounds really spectacular!
So I've got a CD and Vinyl. The sound is way better on CD than the LP. But the cover art is way better on Vinyl. So if you want the sound, go for a CD. If you don't mind a little less quality, and if you are a fan of a Vinyl, you should buy it, 'cause you also get a mp3-High quality coupon with it! So you can have both. But what matter the most, whatever format you choose to buy is that you will get a great music! Great songs! And that's the most important! So enjoy it!
This is a great indie-pop-rock-electro...in one word it's a great record! All songs are almost equaly good! There is no bad songs on the LP! Five Seconds, Run My Herat, When The Movie's Over, Be Mine Tonight and also the rest of the album is just thrilling! To me, it is the most playable album of 2012, and still is, so, I highly recommend this LP to everyone,
especially to the fans of the '80. music but with energy of 2012, and everyone who loves a good song. Also with mix of Michael Brauer and mastering from the old veteran of mastering Bob Ludwig you can't go wrong! It sounds really spectacular!
So I've got a CD and Vinyl. The sound is way better on CD than the LP. But the cover art is way better on Vinyl. So if you want the sound, go for a CD. If you don't mind a little less quality, and if you are a fan of a Vinyl, you should buy it, 'cause you also get a mp3-High quality coupon with it! So you can have both. But what matter the most, whatever format you choose to buy is that you will get a great music! Great songs! And that's the most important! So enjoy it!
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