Back in December, Twin Shadow (a.k.a. George Lewis Jr.) revealed that his next album would be called Eclipse. Today, the artist has shared the full details of the album.
His third album overall, the new LP offers 11 songs from Twin Shadow. In a press release, Lewis Jr. offered a lengthy statement on the album's creation:
My whole world seemed to come apart during the recording and touring of my first two albums. It seemed to break off into two large chunks; one relating to self awareness and confidence and the other being a desire to seek out the best in people around me. They began to drift slowly away from each other. Balancing the two became an almost impossible task and I feared having to choose one or the other.
Before the start of the recording of Eclipse I felt these things pull even further away, and in thinking I had lost both, I felt a deep solitude. When I began recording in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery (where I built my studio), I forgot about these things and focused only on what was in front of me: practical things, mundane things, things that simply kept me busy and not bored.
Without realizing it during this period, the things I lost hold of began to move towards each other again. Through this shift many things began to re-establish themselves; including loving relationships, a strength in the dynamic between my mother & I, as well as energetic states of mind and general excitement to play music. Things were aligned again without me trying to control them.
Eclipse will arrive on March 17 via Warner Bros. Records. The album's tracklisting is available below, along with an a cappella album trailer. That's the album cover up above.
As previously reported, Twin Shadow will embark on a North American tour that includes Canadian stops in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. The dates are available below.
Eclipse:
1. Flatliners
2. When The Lights Turn Out
3. To The Top
4. Alone Feat. Lily Elise
5. Eclipse
6. Turn Me Up
7. I'm Ready
8. Old Love/New Love (ft. D'Angelo Lacy)
9. Half Life
10. Watch Me Go
11. Locked & Loaded
Tour dates:
03/13 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
03/14 Phoeniz, AZ - Viva Phoenix
03/16 El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
03/17 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
03/23 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
03/24 New Orleans, LA - Republic New Orleans
03/26 Jacksonville Beach, FL - Freebird Live
03/27 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West at King Plow
03/28 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
03/30 Washington, DC - Black Cat
03/31 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/01 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/03 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
04/04 Montreal, QC - The Café Campus
04/06 Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
04/08 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
04/09 Columbus, OH - A and R Music Bar
04/10 Chicago, IL - Metro
04/11 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
04/13 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
04/14 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
04/15 St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room
04/16 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
04/17 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
04/19 Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
04/21 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
04/23 Seattle, WA - Neumo's
04/24 Vancouver, BC - Imperial
04/25 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
04/27 Reno, NV - Knitting Factory Concert House
04/29 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
04/30 Hollywood, CA - Fonda Theatre
05/30 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival 2015
06/05-07 New York, NY - The Governors Ball Music Festival 2015
His third album overall, the new LP offers 11 songs from Twin Shadow. In a press release, Lewis Jr. offered a lengthy statement on the album's creation:
My whole world seemed to come apart during the recording and touring of my first two albums. It seemed to break off into two large chunks; one relating to self awareness and confidence and the other being a desire to seek out the best in people around me. They began to drift slowly away from each other. Balancing the two became an almost impossible task and I feared having to choose one or the other.
Before the start of the recording of Eclipse I felt these things pull even further away, and in thinking I had lost both, I felt a deep solitude. When I began recording in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery (where I built my studio), I forgot about these things and focused only on what was in front of me: practical things, mundane things, things that simply kept me busy and not bored.
Without realizing it during this period, the things I lost hold of began to move towards each other again. Through this shift many things began to re-establish themselves; including loving relationships, a strength in the dynamic between my mother & I, as well as energetic states of mind and general excitement to play music. Things were aligned again without me trying to control them.
Eclipse will arrive on March 17 via Warner Bros. Records. The album's tracklisting is available below, along with an a cappella album trailer. That's the album cover up above.
As previously reported, Twin Shadow will embark on a North American tour that includes Canadian stops in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. The dates are available below.
Eclipse:
1. Flatliners
2. When The Lights Turn Out
3. To The Top
4. Alone Feat. Lily Elise
5. Eclipse
6. Turn Me Up
7. I'm Ready
8. Old Love/New Love (ft. D'Angelo Lacy)
9. Half Life
10. Watch Me Go
11. Locked & Loaded
Tour dates:
03/13 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
03/14 Phoeniz, AZ - Viva Phoenix
03/16 El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
03/17 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
03/23 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
03/24 New Orleans, LA - Republic New Orleans
03/26 Jacksonville Beach, FL - Freebird Live
03/27 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West at King Plow
03/28 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
03/30 Washington, DC - Black Cat
03/31 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/01 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/03 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
04/04 Montreal, QC - The Café Campus
04/06 Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
04/08 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
04/09 Columbus, OH - A and R Music Bar
04/10 Chicago, IL - Metro
04/11 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
04/13 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
04/14 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
04/15 St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room
04/16 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
04/17 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
04/19 Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
04/21 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
04/23 Seattle, WA - Neumo's
04/24 Vancouver, BC - Imperial
04/25 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
04/27 Reno, NV - Knitting Factory Concert House
04/29 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
04/30 Hollywood, CA - Fonda Theatre
05/30 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival 2015
06/05-07 New York, NY - The Governors Ball Music Festival 2015