Twin Wild: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Latest revision as of 10:28, 2 September 2024

Twin Wild is a British four-piece alternative rock band.^[1] Formed in 2012, the band is made up of Richard Hutchison (vocals, guitars), Imran Mair (drums), David Cuzner (guitars) and Edward Thomas (bass). In 2014, the band self-released their track "Fears", which garnered over half a million plays within the week on SoundCloud and charted in Spotify’s Top 20 viral chart.^[2] Their style of music has been compared to the likes of Foals, The Neighbourhood, and Bastille. The band have been hailed by Edith Bowman as "The love child of Bastille and Biffy Clyro".^[3]^[4]

Background

Originally based in Fleet, the band formed in 2012. Their self-released single "Fears" quickly turned industry heads as the song grew to reaching half a million plays on SoundCloud within a matter of weeks. Following this, the band placed on Spotify's Top 20 viral chart, and were picked as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record'.^[5]^[6]

The British four-piece have gone on to support the likes of Nothing But Thieves, Pvris and You Me at Six, moving from opening the Big Top Stage at Isle of Wight Festival to headlining the Hard Rock stage the following year.^[7]^[8]

With the release of their new single "My Heart", the band have enjoyed similar success, reaching No.1 in Spotify's Swedish viral charts and selling out their first London headline show at the Boston Arms.^[9]

Discography

Extended plays

Control EP
My Heart EP

Singles

"Suburban Dreams"
"Control"
"My Heart"
"Another Stranger"
"Fears"

Band members

Richard Hutchison – Vocals, guitars
Imran Mair – Drums
David Cuzner – Guitars
Edward Thomas – Bass

References

^ "Twin Wild: Your New Favourite Band – HTF Magazine". Hitthefloor.com. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
^ Checketts, Joly (2016-07-29). "Twin Wild release new single 'My Heart' on July 29th through Play It Again Sam | Music PR, Social Media and Digital Marketing for musicians, artists, bands and brands". Charmfactory.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
^ "BBC Radio 1 – Radio 1's Review Show, Blitz Kids and Punktastic with Edith Bowman". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
^ "Video Premiere: Twin Wild". Wonderland Magazine. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
^ "Twin Wild Release New Single 'Fears'". Hitthefloor.com. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
^ "Twin Wild unveil huge new single, 'Another Stranger' | DIY". Diymag.com. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
^ "EP Review: Twin Wild – My Heart". IndieCentralMusic. 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
^ "Isle of Wight Festival 2016 Line-Up :: Clashfinder". clashfinder.com. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
^ "Track By Track: Twin Wild – 'My Heart' EP | News | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

External links

Official website

[1] "Twin Wild: Your New Favourite Band – HTF Magazine". Hitthefloor.com. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

[2] Checketts, Joly (2016-07-29). "Twin Wild release new single 'My Heart' on July 29th through Play It Again Sam | Music PR, Social Media and Digital Marketing for musicians, artists, bands and brands". Charmfactory.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

[3] "BBC Radio 1 – Radio 1's Review Show, Blitz Kids and Punktastic with Edith Bowman". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

[4] "Video Premiere: Twin Wild". Wonderland Magazine. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

[5] "Twin Wild Release New Single 'Fears'". Hitthefloor.com. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

[6] "Twin Wild unveil huge new single, 'Another Stranger' | DIY". Diymag.com. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

[7] "EP Review: Twin Wild – My Heart". IndieCentralMusic. 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

[8] "Isle of Wight Festival 2016 Line-Up :: Clashfinder". clashfinder.com. Retrieved 2020-06-17.

[9] "Track By Track: Twin Wild – 'My Heart' EP | News | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Short description|British alternative rock band}}
 [[File:Twin Wild promo.jpg|thumb|283x283px|alt=Twin Wild|From left to right: Edward Thomas, David Cuzner, Imran Mair, Richard Hutchison.]]
-'''Twin Wild''' is a British four-piece [[alternative rock]] band.<ref>http://www.hitthefloor.com/features/twin-wild-new-favourite-band/</ref> Formed in 2012, Twin Wild are the collective creative energies of Richard Hutchison ([[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]]s), Imran Mair ([[Drum kit|drums]]), David Cuzner ([[guitar]]s) and Edward Thomas ([[Bass guitar|bass]]). In July 2015, the band signed a record deal with [[PIAS Recordings|Play It Again Sam]] (excl. N America) following their self-released track "Fears", which garnered over half a million plays on [[Soundcloud]] and charted in [[Spotify]]’s Top 20 viral chart.<ref>http://playitagainsam.net/artists/177/twin_wild</ref><ref>http://charmfactory.co.uk/twin-wild-release-new-single-my-heart-on-july-29th-through-play-it-again-sam/</ref> Their style of music has been compared to the likes of [[Foals (band)|Foals]], [[The Neighbourhood]], and [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]]. The band have been hailed by [[Edith Bowman]] as "The love child of [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]] and [[Biffy Clyro]]".<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b045q46r</ref><ref>http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2014/11/video-premiere-twin-wild/</ref>
+'''Twin Wild''' is a British four-piece [[alternative rock]] band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitthefloor.com/features/twin-wild-new-favourite-band/ |title=Twin Wild: Your New Favourite Band – HTF Magazine |website=Hitthefloor.com |date=2014-07-28 |accessdate=2017-01-11}}</ref> Formed in 2012, the band is made up of Richard Hutchison (vocals, guitars), Imran Mair (drums), David Cuzner (guitars) and Edward Thomas (bass). In 2014, the band self-released their track "Fears", which garnered over half a million plays within the week on [[SoundCloud]] and charted in [[Spotify]]’s Top 20 viral chart.<ref>{{cite web|last=Checketts |first=Joly |url=http://charmfactory.co.uk/twin-wild-release-new-single-my-heart-on-july-29th-through-play-it-again-sam/ |title=Twin Wild release new single 'My Heart' on July 29th through Play It Again Sam &#124; Music PR, Social Media and Digital Marketing for musicians, artists, bands and brands |website=Charmfactory.co.uk |date=2016-07-29 |accessdate=2017-01-11}}</ref> Their style of music has been compared to the likes of [[Foals (band)|Foals]], [[The Neighbourhood]], and [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]]. The band have been hailed by [[Edith Bowman]] as "The love child of [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]] and [[Biffy Clyro]]".<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b045q46r |title=BBC Radio 1 – Radio 1's Review Show, Blitz Kids and Punktastic with Edith Bowman |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=2014-06-10 |accessdate=2017-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2014/11/video-premiere-twin-wild/ |title=Video Premiere: Twin Wild |publisher=Wonderland Magazine |date=2014-11-17 |accessdate=2017-01-11}}</ref>
 ==Background==
-Originally based in [[Fleet, Hampshire|Fleet]], the band formed in 2012. Prior to signing with [[PIAS Recordings|Play It Again Sam]], their self-released single "Fears" quickly turned industry heads as the song grew to reaching half a million plays on [[Soundcloud]] within a matter of weeks. Following this, the band placed on [[Spotify]]'s Top 20 viral chart, and were picked as [[Zane Lowe]]'s 'Hottest Record'.<ref>http://www.hitthefloor.com/music/rock-metal/twin-wild-release-new-single-fears/</ref><ref>http://diymag.com/2014/11/04/twin-wild-unveil-huge-new-single-another-stranger</ref>
+Originally based in [[Fleet, Hampshire|Fleet]], the band formed in 2012. Their self-released single "Fears" quickly turned industry heads as the song grew to reaching half a million plays on [[SoundCloud]] within a matter of weeks. Following this, the band placed on [[Spotify]]'s Top 20 viral chart, and were picked as [[Zane Lowe]]'s 'Hottest Record'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitthefloor.com/music/rock-metal/twin-wild-release-new-single-fears/ |title=Twin Wild Release New Single 'Fears' |website=Hitthefloor.com |date=2014-06-10 |accessdate=2017-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://diymag.com/2014/11/04/twin-wild-unveil-huge-new-single-another-stranger |title=Twin Wild unveil huge new single, 'Another Stranger' &#124; DIY |website=Diymag.com |date=2014-11-04 |accessdate=2017-01-11}}</ref>
-The British four-piece have gone on to support the likes of [[Nothing But Thieves]], [[PVRIS]] and [[You Me At Six]], moving from opening the Big Top Stage at [[Isle of Wight Festival]] to headlining the Hard Rock stage the following year.<ref>http://indiecentralmusic.com/ep-review-twin-wild-my-heart/</ref>
+The British four-piece have gone on to support the likes of [[Nothing But Thieves]], [[Pvris]] and [[You Me at Six]], moving from opening the Big Top Stage at [[Isle of Wight Festival 2015|Isle of Wight Festival]] to headlining the Hard Rock stage [[Isle of Wight Festival 2016|the following year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiecentralmusic.com/ep-review-twin-wild-my-heart/ |title=EP Review: Twin Wild – My Heart |publisher=IndieCentralMusic |date=2017-01-07 |accessdate=2017-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Isle of Wight Festival 2016 Line-Up :: Clashfinder|url=https://clashfinder.com/m/iow2016/?user=0qswex.wx|access-date=2020-06-17|website=clashfinder.com}}</ref>
-After signing with [[PIAS Recordings|Play It Again Sam]], the band decided to spend their first year purely in the studio, writing and recording an entirely new body of tracks. With the release of their new single "My Heart" under their new label, the band have enjoyed similar success, reaching No.1 in [[Spotify]]'s Swedish viral charts and selling out their first London headline show at the Boston Arms.<ref>http://clashmusic.com/news/track-by-track-twin-wild-my-heart-ep</ref>
+With the release of their new single "My Heart", the band have enjoyed similar success, reaching No.1 in [[Spotify]]'s Swedish viral charts and selling out their first London headline show at the Boston Arms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clashmusic.com/news/track-by-track-twin-wild-my-heart-ep |title=Track By Track: Twin Wild – 'My Heart' EP &#124; News &#124; Clash Magazine |website=Clashmusic.com |date=2011-07-15 |accessdate=2017-01-11}}</ref>
-== Discography ==
+==Discography==
+===Extended plays===
+* ''Control EP''
+* ''My Heart EP''
-=== Extended Plays ===
+===Singles===
+* "Suburban Dreams"
+* "Control"
+* "My Heart"
+* "Another Stranger"
+* "Fears"
+==Band members==
-* ''My Heart''
+*Richard Hutchison – Vocals, guitars
+*Imran Mair – Drums
+*David Cuzner – Guitars
+*Edward Thomas – Bass
-=== Singles ===
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-* ''My Heart''
-* ''Another Stranger''
-* ''Fears''
-==Band Members==
-*Richard Hutchison - Vocals, guitars
-*Imran Mair - Drums
-*David Cuzner - Guitars
-*Edward Thomas - Bass
 ==External links==
-*http://www.twinwild.com
+*[http://www.twinwild.com Official website]
-*https://www.facebook.com/twinwild
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
 [[Category:British alternative rock groups]]
-[[Category:British indie rock groups]]
+[[Category:English indie rock groups]]
 [[Category:Musical groups established in 2012]]
-[[Category:Pop music]]
 [[Category:English pop rock music groups]]
-[[Category:Musical quartets]]
+[[Category:British musical quartets]]
+[[Category:2012 establishments in the United Kingdom]]