Product Description

After being placed second in the BBC News "Sound Of 2007" poll and being lauded by the NME, Birmingham based five pieceThe Twang release the debut album 'Love It When I Feel LikeThis'. Recorded with long term collaborator Gavin Monaghan,the album sees the band taking influence from the early nineties 'Madchester' scene while lyrically following in the footsteps of Arctic Monkeys and The Streets. The singles 'WideAwake' and 'Either Way' are included.

Track Listing

1. Ice Cream Sundae
2. Wide Awake
3. The Neighbour
4. Either Way
5. Push The Ghosts
6. Reap What You Sow
7. Loosely Dancing
8. Two Lovers
9. Don't Wait Up
10. Got Me Sussed
11. Cloudy Room
12. Website Link

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4039 in Music
• Released on: 2007-06-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
• Running time: 43 minutes

Customer Reviews

It should have been so much better.
I saw the band live on several occasions prior to the release of the album and was blown away at each performance. The band were brash and full of attitude. They worked the (small) crowd well and with their baggy meets indie guitar sound they had the potential to be huge. I had huge hopes that the album would be brilliant and having heard their My Space material expected a fantastic record. Unfortunately the recorded songs have lost so much of what made them so good live. Compared to the original My Space version even Wide Awake sounds too polished. The CD for me has destroyed the very sound which made The Twang so appealing. Even the Midlands accent, so thick on stage, seems to have been lessened. Why Cloudy Room ends with a lullaby I do not know. There are some great tunes here such as "Wide Awake", "The Neighbour", "Either Way" and "Cloudy Room". However there is also a lot of filler. This album really was a missed opportunity. Had it recreated the excitement and raw edge of the band I saw then they would be massive. Sadly it doesn't and one suspects that few will remember The Twang in 12 months.

Better than most of the junk out there
Never mind all the hype and froth. This album, while not perfect, has some cracking tracks . Either Way, Two Lovers and Wide Awake are sublime. Cloudy Room may have its detractors but has more hooks than an angling club and is a great narrative song about a night out with your mates. Sure they wear their influences on their baggy sleeve but name me one band who dont?

The guitar sound is reminiscent of The Edge and the production is polished. Best played loud. You and I will hear an awful lot worse.

Love it!
Wow, I love this album! I loved it the first time I heard it; my other half was not sure but he has grown to love it; it's on in both our car stereo's at the moment! The Twang really remind me of the 90's manchester scene but they have a more grown up vibe about them. The guitar solo's are really catchy and the lyrics are great (even though I do mis-hear them most of the time and sing all the wrong words!) "Either Way" is my favourite track; I even have it on my myspace jukebox! It knocks the socks off the typical indie crap that's around at the moment (The Kooks, The View, The Pigeon Detectives). Stand up and be counted The Twang cause you are flippin brilliant.