Twin Shadow aka George Lewis Jr.’s forthcoming album Eclipse (3/17, Warner Bros. Records) can now be heard exclusively this week at NPR ‘First Listen’: http://bit.ly/twnshdw
The new album has been earning outstanding praise from press. NPR said,”‘When The Lights Turn Out’ goes even bigger, via a sound abounding with peals of U2-style guitar, strings that seem lifted from The Verve’s ‘Bittersweet Symphony,’ and drums that sound as if they’ve been pummeled by Thor from the cataclysmic rock band Swans,” Wired said “a talented multi-instrumentalist with a bold artistic vision…’Eclipse’ boasts the most vital work of [Lewis’] singer-songwriter’s career,” Dazed & Confused calls it “stunning [and] sultry,” The FADER lauds its “…burly rock swagger” and Stereogum calls “To The Top” “possibly the biggest, grandest thing that Lewis has ever recorded.”
Lewis and his band will kick off a North American tour this week, including dates at SXSW, in support of the new album. Click here for full tour dates: http://www.twinshadow.net/live
Wed 3/18 Tumblr @ Ironwood Music Hall – 7pm
Thu 3/19 Spotify House @ 901 E. Brushy St. – 12pm
Thu 3/19 Hype Hotel @ 1100 E. 5th St. – 5pm
Fri 3/20 89.3 The Current Public Radio Daystage @ Austin Convention Center – 12pm
Fri 3/20 SPIN @ Stubb’s Main Stage – 3pm
Sat 3/21 Waterloo Records In-Store @ Waterloo Records – 1pm
Sat 3/21 FLOOD/KCRW/WBR Party @ Cedar St. Courtyard – 5pm