Eclipse
George Lewis Jr. of Twin Shadow has always made music that felt rooted in '80s pop radio, a moment when thundering drum machines and vocal overdubs stormed the Earth. Here he's trying for something even more grand, but the trouble with big leaps is that they can come with precipitous drop-offs.
The major-label debut is an art form that can range from huge departure to subtle budge to barely recognizable transition.
Considering how much Twin Shadow excels as a project of pristine, highly addictive pop bangers, ‘Eclipse’ falls flat too often.
Even during Twin Shadow's earliest days, George Lewis, Jr.'s melodies and emotions had a scope that suggested the indie world couldn't contain them; with each album, his music shed another layer of distance and gained more heft.
George Lewis Jr.'s Twin Shadow project exists in a careful balance between style and substance, with '80s pop and R&B tropes and tones punct...
Almost a year ago, Twin Shadow (aka George Lewis, Jr.) released "To the Top," a sonically massive, emotionally direct ballad that foretold a new direction for his in-progress third album.
Befitting the improved production values and larger expected audience, the songs are bigger and brasher than the ones on his prior albums.