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The Twang - Either Way

Something modern now, and it’s in the charts. The band is The Twang who have that familiar/original thing that hits you with good music. It sounds like a combination of The Streets, The Smiths and The Farm. Smith Street Farm?

There aren’t too many bands with two guy singers*, and the second guy in this does chorus and backup and is almost incidental, which is unusual.

The drums could be more interesting, but everything and everyone should be judged by what they do instead of what they don’t.

Here’s nothing to not like:

Shimmering guitars (chorus and delay unless my ears deceive me), bass notes off the root just nice, pop drums and a catchy chorus with lyrics which stare adversity square in the face and say “whatever, man”.

And I’ve got to find my phone to tell ya
or maybe even write you a love letter.
Either way I’ve got to tell you.
I feel so much better today.
I chased the bad things away.

Listen The Twang - Either Way

*Yeah, all right shut up: Public Enemy, Squeeze, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkle, Turin Breaks, Five Blind Boys From Alabama, The Beach Boys, Los Lobos, Gipsy Kings, Take That, Travelling Wilburies, Sebadoh - I meant guitar rock bands.

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