Twin Stranger

Power pop project Twin Stranger has released his debut single ‘Tears of Joy’ as his bedroom project expands to a full band.

Welsh singer and multi-instrumentalist Alex McConnachie leads the line-up alongside his brother Liam as well as friends, bassist Josh Newington, Joe Tobin on keyboards and drummer Eric Karvik.

Twin Stranger intertwines 70s power pop and 90s avant-pop to serve up a mix of hooky bass-driven pop melodies, synth freak-outs and dreamy guitar.

‘Tears of Joy’ revolves around a driving kraut-rock rhythm track, hypnotic droning organ, melodic, mesmerizing singsong vocals, wrapped in a fuzzy blanket of guitars.

Speaking of the track Alex McConnachie says: “’Tears of Joy’ was written from the point of view of a couple in the not so  distant future, looking through a scrapbook of their lives with fond but hazy distant memories of first loves and exploring the world together.

“It’s about not taking things for granted, what might seem like the mundane 9-5 grind now, could turn out to be some of the best moments of your life. It’s about not wishing those moments away.”

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