Twin Atlantic are a Scottish

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band from

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, Scotland. The group currently consists of Sam McTrusty (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ross McNae (bass) and Joe Lazarus (drums). Lead guitarist Barry McKenna departed from the band in 2019, but continues to perform with the band at their live shows. Craig Kneale (drums) "decided to step back" from the band in September 2021, just a day after the release of their song "One Man Party" from their most recent album ''Transparency''. They have released six albums: ''

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'', '' Free'', '' Great Divide'', '' GLA'', ''

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'', and ''Transparency.'' Their highest charting single is " Heart and Soul" from ''Great Divide'', which peaked at number 17 on the

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. On 2 June 2016, Annie Mac premiered "No Sleep" as the Hottest Record in the World on

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and announced their album ''GLA'', subsequently released on 9 September 2016.

History

Formation, ''A Guidance from Colour'' (2006–2008)

Twin Atlantic formed in 2006. All members previously played in other small local bands. During 2007 they built up a strong reputation both locally and nationally. Twin Atlantic supported

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before recording their debut EP '' A Guidance from Colour'' at Long Wave Studio in Cardiff with producer Romesh Dodangoda (

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, Kids in Glass Houses, the Blackout). This culminated in the release of their first single, "Audience & Audio", on 24 December 2007 and debut EP on 14 January 2008. Building on support from ''

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'' and a loyal fan base, the band's profile was boosted enough for them to land support slots with

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and they were personally chosen by

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to support

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at Glasgow's SECC in early February. Over the following months, they also supported American acts

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on their respective UK tours. In mid-2008, Twin Atlantic played many festivals in Scotland, including

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, RockNess, Live at Loch Lomond and

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. The band signed a single deal with King Tut's Recordings, and "What Is Light? Where Is Laughter?" was released on 29 September 2008. They also completed a joint headline tour of Scotland with

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and their first set of solo headline dates across the UK.

''Vivarium'' (2009–2010)

In March 2009, Twin Atlantic released their debut mini-album, ''

''. They released the lead single "Lightspeed" as a free download from their website on 29 July 2009, with a bonus acoustic version of the track also available. The follow-up single "You're Turning Into John Wayne" was released on 7 September 2009, with the mini-album released a week later. On 7 March 2009, they played a sold-out gig at

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(QMU). The band toured extensively in 2009 and 2010, having played Download Festival, Guilfest,

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and

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over the summer of 2009, including supporting

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on a tour of the UK and Ireland in July 2009. This continued into a full tour of the UK in September and then the United States with the Fall of Troy and Envy On The Coast in March and April 2010. In June 2010, Twin Atlantic supported

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on their British mini-tour and on 7 August 2010 they played at the Hevy Music Festival. Twin Atlantic played at the sold-out

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festival in

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on 28 August 2010 supporting Biffy Clyro. Following a sold-out show at Glasgow's ABC, they landed the dream slot of supporting

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on their reunion tour in Scotland in August 2010. On 21 October 2010, the band announced, that they would be supporting

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for three upcoming dates.

''Free'' (2011–2013)

Twin Atlantic finished recording their album '' Free'' and it was released on 29 April 2011 in the Republic of Ireland and 2 May 2011 in the United Kingdom. The album's first single was "Edit Me", released on 14 February. Second single "Free" was first played on

on the

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show on 10 March. The third single released was "Time For You To Stand Up" on 11 July, with "Cherry Slut" and "Babylonian Throwdown" as B-sides. On 26 September, a fourth single was released from the album; "Make A Beast Of Myself", including the B-side "Your Amazing Lying, Lion, Lie In". In the summer of 2012, the band was on the Vans

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. Twin Atlantic also supported

again in some venues on their UK tour alongside

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. Their song "Crash Land" was featured in the British film '' Not Another Happy Ending'' in 2013.

''Great Divide'' (2014–2015)

Twin Atlantic released their album '' Great Divide'' in August 2014. In February 2014, Twin Atlantic joined

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on the second part of their European Arena tour. On 31 March 2014

premiered " Heart and Soul" as the Hottest Record in the World on BBC Radio 1. The track won the award for 'Best Independent Track' at the 2014

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Awards. On 23 April 2014 the band's third studio album ''Great Divide'' was announced, with a release date of 18 August 2014. Twin Atlantic did a four-date tour in support of the album, playing Brixton Academy in London and they sold out their hometown show at Glasgow's SSE Hydro. During the summer of 2015, the band performed at several festivals including Glastonbury Festival and T in the Park festival at the new site at

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Castle. The band headlined the BBC Radio 1 Stage on Saturday at T in the Park 2015. They concluded their album campaign at

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in August 2015. The last single from the album campaign was "Fall into the Party", the official video included highlights of the previous 18 months promoting the album at several gigs, festivals, and their massive headline show at

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. The band were nominated as finalists for Best Live Act 2015 by the

. Twin Atlantic were named 'Best UK Band' at the 2016 SSE Scottish Music Awards.

''GLA'' (2016–2019)

Twin Atlantic released their fourth studio album, '' GLA'', on 9 September 2016. The tracks "Gold Elephant: Cherry Alligator" and "No Sleep" were released on 3 June. Annie Mac premiered "No Sleep" as the Hottest Record in the World on BBC Radio 1. On 7 July 2016, Zane Lowe premiered the track "Ex El" on his '' Beats 1'' radio show. The second single from the album "The Chaser" was then premiered by Annie Mac on Thursday 18 August 2016 on BBC Radio 1. They gave fans the opportunity to be involved in the music video, which was shot in Buff Club in Glasgow, the club where they played their first gig together. The album was produced by

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in Los Angeles. GLA is the airport code for the band's hometown,

. They made their

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national TV debut on '' Later... with Jools Holland'' on 4 October 2016 performing three songs "No Sleep", "The Chaser" and "Ex El". They then embarked on several tours in support of the album, taking them around the UK and Europe, including a run of three nights at the renowned Barrowland Ballroom in their native Glasgow. Twin Atlantic were writing new music, which they hoped to release shortly thereafter.

''Power'' (2020)

Twin Atlantic announced their fifth studio album, ''

'', and simultaneously released the lead single, "Novocaine". In a ''

'' interview speaking of the band's first new music since 2016's ''GLA'', frontman Sam McTrusty said of "Novocaine": "I wanted to force myself to be more honest and open. The song tells the story of the most intimate connection I’ve ever felt with someone else: when I first met my wife. That feeling of obsession taking over every thought and reason was almost like an addiction at the time. It embarrasses us in some ways that we fell victim to such a clichéd movie script love story, but equally amazes us that it ever happened." They have a UK intimate tour lined up for 2020 with the album releasing on 24 January 2020.

''Transparency'' and Kneale's departure (2021–present)

In September 2021, drummer Craig Kneale released a statement via social media announcing his departure from the band, and the band subsequently announced their sixth album ''Transparency'', which was released on 7 January 2022. In April 2022, Twin Atlantic announced their tour to celebrate 10th anniversary Their Second Album ''Free'' which due to start in May, With Joe Lazarus who replaced Craig Kneale on drums has joined Twin Atlantic.

Musical style

Twin Atlantic's music has been described as

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, and

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Members

Current members *Sam McTrusty – lead vocals, rhythm guitar *Ross McNae – bass, keyboards, backing vocals *Joe Lazarus – drums Former members *Craig Kneale – drums Touring members *Barry McKenna – lead guitar,

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, keyboards, backing vocals

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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