This is a superb, must-have album that places Ty Segall firmly at the centre of the garage scene and continues his extraordinary evolution as a multi-faceted, multi-talented musician.
It has the reckless spirit of a record that hasn’t been over-analysed, but with an intense flurry of ideas from someone in the absolute prime of their creativity.
With Twins, Ty Segall has once again tapped into the well of 60's garage rock and come out with something vital, new, and undeniably his own.
Twins shows Segall again tapping into our musical pleasure centers with its spotless hooks, grimy guitars and unhinged sing-alongs—it’s primal and timeless, and it’s as Neanderthal as it is sophisticated.
With each new song, hook, idea, and tone, it's increasingly clear that Twins doesn't fit in any one box.
Twins marks a dedicated student becoming a master, and having a blast in the process.
Instead of exhausting himself with myriad releases in the past two years, Segall has saved the best for last in 2012, evolving into a nearly unstoppable force of garage rock on Twins.
What makes Twins and Ty’s music in general, so great is how he can still approach his music like a rambunctious 16 year old starting his first band even after working his ass off to release three albums in one year.
This is the sound of the 1960s counter culture movement crashing headfirst into post punk, taking the discordant sound of rebellion from the former and melding it with the sweaty lo-fi chaos of the latter.
His twitchy inclinations, the multitudes influencing and contradicting each other, keep him just off-kilter enough to stay exciting.
Twins happens to contain some of the weakest stand-alone tracks of Segall’s output this year
Probably my favorite Segall record from the first half of his discography, better even than Manipulator or Melted.
8/10
exceptional
Thank God for Sinners, You're The Doctor, Inside Your Heart, The Hill, Would You Be My Love, Ghost, They Told Me Too, Love Fuzz, Handglams, There Is No Tomorrow
From an already prolific producer of music, 2012 would witness the release of three full albums from Ty Segall. The last of these, ‘Twins’ would see this artist return to the experimental garage rock roots from which he had emerged. Yet, this is far more an eclectic collection of tracks than those which appeared on his earliest releases. Notwithstanding, the results are quite mixed, ranging from the brilliance of the album opener, ‘Thank God for Sinners’, full of ... read more
I like the sound of this album but I kinda got bored because every song sounded the same. Maybe if I listen to it more I’d like it
Favorite song: thank god for sinners
8/10
exceptional
Thank God for Sinners, You're The Doctor, Inside Your Heart, The Hill, Would You Be My Love, Ghost, They Told Me Too, Love Fuzz, Handglams, There Is No Tomorrow
More than anything, this feels like Melted but better. There's more rage and aggression and insanity that's injected into this quick yet effective package.
The first half of the album is amazing, but things slow down and become a little less memorable in the second half. There Is No Tomorrow ends up being the most angsty song of the album, as well as being the closer. I think it's my new favourite Ty Segall album, just surpassing 2017's self titled.
Favourites: You're The Doctor, There Is No ... read more
1 | Thank God for Sinners 2:49 | |
2 | You're The Doctor 2:01 | |
3 | Inside Your Heart 3:40 | |
4 | The Hill 2:39 | |
5 | Would You Be My Love 2:15 | |
6 | Ghost 4:13 | |
7 | They Told Me Too 3:06 | |
8 | Love Fuzz 3:34 | |
9 | Handglams 3:19 | |
10 | Who Are You 2:04 | |
11 | Gold On The Shore 2:36 | |
12 | There Is No Tomorrow 3:25 |
#2 | / | MAGNET |
#9 | / | SPIN |
#13 | / | Beats Per Minute |
#32 | / | Stereogum |
#41 | / | NME |
#64 | / | PopMatters |
#65 | / | Crack Magazine |
#69 | / | Uncut |
/ | NPR Music |