“I think we’re definitely in a time when you can do whatever
you want, when there are no laws as to what’s cool and what
sells,” says Brooklyn-based George Lewis Jr., aka Twin Shadow, who
takes his musical inspiration from Seventies film scores and his style
cues from James Dean. His debut album, Forget, was released last year
and received instant acclaim for its slinky, soulful New
Wave–tinged sound. “I push myself to exaggerate my
music,” he says, “to make it more dramatic and lush.”
July 2011