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24. Mr. Twin Sister – Mr. Twin Sister


This album sounds to me like driving on the interstate during a very cloudy evening with some fog and the light from the tall light poles refracting everywhere and no one else is on the road and you’re maybe going somewhere you’re excited about. Wait until the 1:45 mark of opening song “Sensitive” and see if you can’t feel that fog in your mind. It’s like…disco for loners. Disco bass and almost-danceable keyboard lines but there’s no one around to dance with and that’s fine because you’re not a dancer anyway. I think I’m revealing a lot about myself right now. “Rude Boy” is the musical equivalent of Michelle Phieffer in Scarface snorting up cocaine solely for the routine of it all. The best song is “In the House of Yes,” which embraces the disco thing to such an exuberant fullness. The second half of this album is more dreary, but oh what a first half.