Twin Sister- Saturday Sunday- Live- Micro-Pixel-Rites from Samantha Cornwell on Vimeo.

In 2009, at the height of the era of poor fidelity, Twin Sister dropped out of a cloud with a reminder that “slick” is not — and should never be mistaken for – a four letter word. In this respect, I think they definitely stood out from the other bands we had the honor of hosting at the Micro-Pixel-Rites 2010 SXSW showcase just a few weeks ago. And understandably so: with a lockstep instrumental friendship unit spinning spool after spool of what I can only describe as pure liquid gold, and a preternatural young woman who sings each and every one of her vowels like it has its own story to tell, how could they NOT stand out anywhere?

After seeing the live video Samantha cooked up for their rendition of “Lady Daydream” on that halcyon Austin afternoon — and which PIXELHORSE has posted here — I bugged her to make yet another for “Saturday Sunday,” a new song that instantly sunk its claws into my admittedly sun-baked synapses. Never in my wildest dreams would I normally be tempted to call Twin Sister post punk, but the stumbling rhythms and teutonic vocal delivery on this one almost make me feel like I am sitting in lipstick and torn denim between Ari Up and Nina Hagan on a park bench in Berlin, gazing lazily at the graffiti on the Western façade of the Wall and wondering what lies beyond.
(more…)