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Twin Atlantic | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (2 May 2011)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Red Bull
  • ASIN: B004T4F7V0
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 251 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  1. Edit Me 2:53£0.89
Listen  2. Time For You To Stand Up (Original Version) 3:02£0.89
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Listen  4. Yes, I Was Drunk 4:26£0.89
Listen  5. Dreamember 3:28£0.89
Listen  6. Free 3:26£0.89
Listen  7. Crash Land 3:57£0.89
Listen  8. Make A Beast Of Myself 3:26£0.89
Listen  9. The Ghost Of Eddie 3:15£0.89
Listen10. Serious Underground Dance Vibes 3:52£0.89
Listen11. Eight Days 3:28£0.89
Listen12. Wonder Sleeps Here 3:59£0.89
Listen13. We Want Better, Man. 3:58£0.89

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BBC Review

In their short career to date, Glaswegian four-piece Twin Atlantic have already supported big-selling fellow Scots Biffy Clyro and American legends Smashing Pumpkins, suggesting they have won the respect of their peers as an act of genuine promise. Unfortunately, this largely disappointing album offers only fitful evidence that they have what it takes to emulate the success of their celebrated contacts.

Founded in 2007, Twin Atlantic’s debut (mini) album Vivarium, in particular the single and standout track You’re Turning Into John Wayne, seemed to herald the arrival of a new band proud of its Scottishness and scathing of the faux-Americanisms favoured by many of their contemporaries. Sometimes loud and dynamic but often subtle and textured, Vivarium was a confident collection that boded well for the future.

Regrettably, the band’s next step has been to turn up the volume, tone down singer Sam McTrusty’s proudly Caledonian twang and go all out to be the next Fall Out Boy. As a result, Twin Atlantic no longer stand out enough from the host of similar power-pop and emo acts that have flooded the airwaves in recent years, and Free is depressingly characterised by unimaginative, one-paced hollers like The Ghost of Eddie and Time For You to Stand Up.

Frequently blighted by the kind of over-earnest, ham-fisted lyrical hand-wringing all too common in this genre, the album’s title-track provides a serious contender for the most banal couplet of the year – "I fell in love with rock and roll / Until I discovered it was false." Don’t retire yet Zimmerman, we still need you. Only Crash Land, with its elegant cello, slows the pace sufficiently to show what might have been, giving McTrusty the space to rediscover the more thoughtful, distinctive vocal style displayed on Vivarium.

There’s a fair chance Free will bring some kind of breakthrough for Twin Atlantic, as the market for their brand of unsophisticated, confrontational angst-rock remains a fruitful ground. Whether they have what it takes to stride forward from the middle of the pack and establish their own identity is another matter.

--Chris White

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Album of 2011?! 8 Aug 2011
By PBM
Format:Audio CD
It's shocking these guys aren't played on the radio or more in the "public eye"!
This album is fantastic! A definite contender for album of the year
13 tracks -all great, and which could all be on any radio playlist (Apart from 1 instrumental).
Buy this album! See these guys live!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Brilliant 13 Oct 2011
Format:Audio CD
An excellent album. Sounds better everytime I listen to it. If you like Biffy Clyro, you'll love this. An excellent rock band that are gonna be big.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Surprisingly Good 14 Jan 2012
Format:MP3 Download
Ignore the BBC Reviewer - what a load of tripe, this album is great. I loved Make a Beast of Myself and heard Free as a record of the week on Radio 1, so I downloaded the whole album. I have found it a real grower, Edit Me is a really good start to the album, Make A Beast of Myself is still my favourite track but I there are some really strong tracks like The Ghost Of Eddie and I LOVE Crash Land. It's also nice to hear a band that are not worried about the fact that they have an accent and try to tone it down.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Epic
Serious feel good from the Scots! I read critics reviews about this album, slating how accents had been toned down ra ra ra... Read more
Published 4 days ago by PolarBear
Good purchase
I have only listened to it a couple of times but it is growing on me, specially the songs I had never heard before on the radio. I recommend it!
Published 8 days ago by Charra Londinense
Excellent
Excellent album with brilliant tracks from a reltivley under the radar band. Personal faviorites are "Edit Me" "Make A Beast Of Myself" "Crash Land" and "Free". Read more
Published 1 month ago by Kevin
brilliant
This is the first time i have written a review but just have to becaused twin atlantic are brilliant. Read more
Published 2 months ago by kateyj
An Amazing Album
This is the first review I have written, I was motivated to do this for 2 reasons. Firstly it is a seriously good album, I was impressed from start to finsih and it has not been... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Matthew Archer
epic
i dont buy albums very often but after hearing these guys on the radio constantly i was sold.
the album is a mix of loud tracks you can dance round the kitchen to and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nikki Wells
Twin Atlantic : Free - One Of The Best Rock Album of 2011
Every song in the album is a massive tune, "Free","Make A Beast Of Myself" and "Edit Me" driven by passion, energetic riffs and epic choruses. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Melvina Bellatrixx
Excellent album (even better live!)
Don't listen to the prat from the BBC, this is an excellent album. I can understand why some might find the Scottish accent a bit off putting, but being Scottish myself I love it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by DougieB
I just think that singing in broad Scottish accents...
...makes a band sound like the Proclaimers.

Musically there are some great moments on this album, but I wouldn't walk 500 hundred miles to listen to the vocalist.
Published 6 months ago by A reviewer
was not sure first
Well i was not sure at first if i should buy it or not. Thank God I bought it. This is the best album ever. I think there is no words to describe this album. Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. Patrick Collin
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