Few bands have created such healthy debate amongst the music loving public than Birmingham-based The Twang. The start of 2007 saw many column inches in a whole diaspora of publications given over to the duo vocaled group.

Automatically inheriting a fan-base that veers towards the more hedonistic or weekend worshipping, many see in them a beautiful nod towards the days of baggy and such tuneless, unlamented bands like Flowered Up.

Many question the worth of a band like The Twang, but they clearly underestimate the pull of a good pint and a brawl, as characterised by a number of their songs. Other topics include drugs and wimmin.

The band seem largely unflustered by their new status as the great hope for British music. Possibly a sensible move; as the band themselves say it's more important that; “Everybody’s ‘Avin It”...

Releases

• Push The Ghosts / Drinking In LA - single, out 19/11/2007 on B-Unique. (post review)
• Two Lovers - single, out 27/08/2007 on Polydor. 1 review (read/post)
• Love It When I Feel Like This - album, out 04/06/2007. (post review)
• Either Way - single, out 21/05/2007 on B-Unique. (post review)
• Wide Awake - single, out 19/03/2007 on B-Unique. (post review)

Past events

• Festival les Inrocks, Fri 09 Nov at Paris La Boule Noire. (post review)
• Wed 24 Oct at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Carling Weekend Reading Festival - Saturday, Sat 25 Aug at Reading Little John's Farm. (post review)
• O2 Wireless Festival, Sun 17 Jun at London Hyde Park. (post review)
• Fri 01 Jun at Bournemouth Opera House. (post review)
• Thu 31 May at London Astoria. (post review)
• Wed 30 May at Bristol Bierkeller. (post review)
• Tue 29 May at Exeter Lemon Grove. (post review)
• Mon 28 May at Portsmouth Pyramid Centre. (post review)
• Sat 26 May at Birmingham Sanctuary. (post review)
• Fri 25 May at Oxford Brookes University S.U.. (post review)
• Thu 24 May at Norwich Waterfront. (post review)
• Tue 22 May at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall. (post review)
• Mon 21 May at Manchester Academy 2 (formerly MDH). (post review)
• Sun 20 May at Sheffield Leadmill. (post review)
• Thu 17 May at Glasgow Queen Margaret Union (QMU) at Glasgow University. (post review)
• Wed 16 May at Aberdeen Moshulu. (post review)
• Tue 15 May at Newcastle upon Tyne Northumbria University. (post review)
• Mon 14 May at Leeds Metropolitan University Union. (post review)
• Sun 13 May at Liverpool Academy (Liverpool University). (post review)
• Fri 11 May at Cambridge Junction. (post review)
• Thu 10 May at Nottingham Trent University. (post review)
• Wed 09 May at Brighton Concorde 2. (post review)
• Tue 08 May at Cardiff The Point. (post review)
• Insomniacs Ball, Thu 05 Apr at London SeOne. (post review)
• Mon 02 Apr at Norwich Arts Centre. (post review)
• Thu 29 Mar at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Wed 28 Mar at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Tue 27 Mar at Bristol Louisiana. (post review)
• Mon 26 Mar at Cardiff Barfly Club. (post review)
• Sat 24 Mar at Leicester Sumo. (post review)
• Fri 23 Mar at Bristol Anson Rooms. (post review)
• Thu 22 Mar at Birmingham Academy 2. (post review)
• Wed 21 Mar at Manchester Night and Day Cafe. (post review)
• Tue 20 Mar at Liverpool Barfly. (post review)
• Sun 11 Mar at Brighton Engine Room. (post review)
• Sat 10 Mar at Guildford University of Surrey SU. (post review)
• Fri 09 Mar at Tunbridge Wells Forum. (post review)
• Thu 08 Mar at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 07 Mar at London ICA. (post review)
• Mon 05 Mar at Wolverhampton Little Civic. (post review)
• Sun 04 Mar at Leeds The Faversham. (post review)
• Sat 03 Mar at Sheffield Plug. (post review)
• Wed 28 Feb at York Fibbers. (post review)
• Tue 27 Feb at Glasgow ABC2. (post review)
• Sun 25 Feb at Aberdeen Drummonds. (post review)
• Fri 23 Feb at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy 2. (post review)
• Thu 22 Feb at Preston 53 Degrees. (post review)
• Wed 21 Feb at Hull Lamp. (post review)
• Sun 18 Feb at Derby Victoria Inn. (post review)
• Sat 17 Feb at Stoke-on-Trent Sugarmill. (post review)
• Fri 16 Feb at Barnsley Lucorum. (post review)

News

• 03/12/2007: Chart Round-Up: brought to you by ACME
• 22/11/2007: Twang: McClaren a 'twat'
• 22/11/2007: Xfm announces 'Best New Album' prize shortlist
• 03/09/2007: Chart round-up: just one falsetto, give it to me...
• 06/07/2007: Glastonbury line-up leaks
• 14/06/2007: The Twang announce massive tour: everyone, it seems, is still avin' it.
• 11/06/2007: Chart round-up: nobody loves you, Chris Cornell
• 26/04/2007: Summercase: new additions, cheap tickets 'til May 20!
• 04/04/2007: Insomniacs Ballsed: all-nighter cancelled
• 06/03/2007: The Twang unfazed by criticism

Features

• 18/07/2007: Hove Festival 2007: the DiS review
• 11/04/2007: The Weekly DiScussion: indie-rock ethnic cleansing, who's first against the wall?

Links

• myspace.com/thetwang
• The Twang Website

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