{"id":39181,"date":"2023-04-17T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39181"},"modified":"2023-04-11T21:16:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T01:16:33","slug":"bristol-dream-pop-outfit-oslo-twins-share-breath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39181","title":{"rendered":"Bristol dream-pop outfit Oslo Twins share \u2018Breath\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bristol born outfit&nbsp;Oslo Twins&nbsp;have shared their new single <a href=\"https:\/\/agency.us19.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=22decc7ae58bc37f5aabe1a6c&amp;id=1af614063b&amp;e=dc6f4d9379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Breath<\/em><\/a> and announce their signing to&nbsp;Fascination Street Records&nbsp;&#8211; a new label&nbsp;founded by producer&nbsp;Ali Chant&nbsp;(Yard Act, Perfume Genius, Aldous Harding, Katy J Pearson)&nbsp;in partnership with Bristol&#8217;s&nbsp;Factory Studios.&nbsp;Read more about Fascination Street Records in their interview with&nbsp;Music Week&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/agency.us19.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=22decc7ae58bc37f5aabe1a6c&amp;id=d765f5d3c2&amp;e=dc6f4d9379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With lo-fi, dream-pop and trip-hop influences, Oslo Twins&#8217; new single <em>Breath<\/em> is teeming with quiet passion.\u00a0Produced, mixed and engineered by\u00a0Ali Chant, the track signals the release of the band&#8217;s debut EP, due for release on\u00a0Fascination Street Records\u00a0later this year. Watch the video for <em>Breath<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bDTkJICwbGU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Held together by a sharp, addictive electronic drum beat, <em>Breath<\/em>\u00a0hints toward\u00a0insomnia and dread, but with\u00a0a sense of acceptance coming from the gentle and complex rhythms of the track and the softness of the wistful\u00a0call and response vocals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The track features\u00a0Harry Furniss\u00a0from\u00a0Bingo Fury\u00a0(cornet) and\u00a0Tom Connolly\u00a0from rising Bristol group\u00a0Quade\u00a0(violin), whose instruments bring the track into its progression from its intimate verses to its shimmering, heady ending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cFor us, Breath is a very nocturnal song about feeling cut off from the world,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;says vocalist and songwriter Claudia Vulliamy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking more on the track&#8217;s lyrical inspiration, guitarist, keys player, vocalist\u00a0and songwriter Eric Davies said: <em>\u201cBreath is an attempt to embody how unrequited love\u00a0feels.\u00a0I wrote it after having a panic attack, so it\u2019s about that as well &#8211; an expression of panic in the style of a love song. There\u2019s a sort of dry irony about it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcusercontent.com\/22decc7ae58bc37f5aabe1a6c\/images\/abda514c-cb3f-5a68-f83e-9f713f11b855.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Oslo Twins press photo\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past year co-writers and band founders Claudia and Eric&nbsp;have been further developing Oslo Twins\u2019&nbsp;distinctive sound having&nbsp;taken&nbsp;the London and Bristol live music scenes by storm in 2022,&nbsp;releasing their first two singles, <em>The Edge<\/em> and <em>Circe<\/em> and supporting acts including&nbsp;The Comet Is Coming, The Last Dinner Party, Folly Group, Do Nothing&nbsp;and&nbsp;Honeyglaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019ve been focusing more on using alternative instruments and samples, putting the guitar aside for a while,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;says Eric.&nbsp;<em>\u201cFor Breath, I wanted the beat and general feel of the song to sound uneasy and slightly out of control. I think creating the track was definitely a turning point for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The single is accompanied by a psychedelic and poignant animated music video by\u00a0Max<strong> <\/strong>Mason.\u00a0<em>\u201cWe wanted the video to have a moody, Edward-Hopper-style metropolitan ambience,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says Claudia.\u00a0<em>\u201cI love how Max has responded to the track. Think Serial Experiments Lain meets Patrick Melrose.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formed in Bristol in&nbsp;2019,&nbsp;Oslo Twins&nbsp;are led by lead songwriters&nbsp;Claudia&nbsp;Vulliamy&nbsp;and&nbsp;Eric Davies, completed by&nbsp;Ed Lyness&nbsp;(keys),&nbsp;Will Snelling&nbsp;(bass\/guitar)&nbsp;and&nbsp;Luke Brown&nbsp;(drums)<strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong>Both melodic and melancholic,&nbsp;the band&#8217;s music is subtly influenced by dance, industrial and lo-fi music of the 80s and 90s, but with distinctive, hooky&nbsp;pop melodies aplenty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oslo Twins\u00a0will support\u00a0Blondshell\u00a0on May\u00a026th at The Louisiana in\u00a0Bristol. 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