Since the epiphany of Forget, a melodic factory operating at full pelt, including Tyrant Destroyer, Yellow Balloon, I Can't Wait, Castles in the Snow or Slow brought 2010 to a beautiful close, Twin Shadow has put out some very curious works. Confess leant on brilliantly-polished synths, while the guitar pop of Eclipse, recorded at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery sniffs disquietingly around the death of Santa Monica Boulevard. Its lo.fi fragility inherited from Morrissey, exalted by Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear, has faded. Georges Lewis Jr, alias Twin Shadow, marks its passing with a geometric pop, cut in perfectly straight lines. It's quite an aesthetic. Early fans might drop it – if they haven't given up on it in advance – with a sense of bitterness; but people who liked Eclipse will surely love it. © Charlotte Saintoin/Qobuz