Wild Onion by Twin Peaks - DeepRiffs

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Twin Peaks sound like a cross between a band and a youth gang on their debut album, Wild Onion. The quartet of 19-year-olds plays with all the abandon and energy of a bunch of kids on the last day of school; half the songs sound like they were written and recorded as the bandmembers charged down the steps after the last bell. Vocals are enthusiastically ragged and rowdy, drums are bashed as much as played, the guitars meld together wildly like streams of water in a super-soaker fight. Taking inspiration from rockers like Jay Reatard and Ty Segall, as well as old-timers like the Strokes, the band whips up a frenzied and infectious sound, full of vigor and fun, that's impossible to ignore. Some of the tracks even have swagger ("Telephone") and punch ("Strawberry Smoothie") enough to be hit singles. Not that they will, but that doesn't stop Twin Peaks from strutting it like they were already stars. A full album of songs that bounce and play like a basket full of drunk puppies might be a bit much, though, so it's good that there's another side to the band. Songs like "Mirror of Time" and the dreamlike "Strange World" show a tender-and-quiet side that works just as well as their more rough-and-tumble side. These tracks prove they have the melodic skills to pull off ballads, and that they can show some restraint when they need to. Another factor in making the record more than a one-dimensional beer blast is the care the band (as well as co-producers R. Andrew Humphrey and Colin Croom) puts into the sound, making sure to change up the way the guitars and drums are recorded, fill out the arrangements with keys and the occasional woodwind, and basically make sure the record hits like an anvil dropped from a seven-story window, instead of a tinny little reverb-ruined thing that makes no impact at all. Wild Onion makes a huge impact from beginning to end, and serves notice to all the bands out there who think they are playing rock & roll the way it should be played that there are some new kids on the scene who can show them a thing or ten.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo

1. I Found A New Way

Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Cadien Lake James
Jack Dolan; Performer
Lyricist: Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel
Cadien Lake James; Composer
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Organ: Clay Frankel; Performer
Percussion: Connor Brodner; Performer
Performer: Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Vocals: Clay Frankel; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Studio Personnel: Pete Lyman
Doug Boehm
Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

2. Strawberry Smoothie

Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan; Performer
Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan; Composer
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Mellotron: Colin Croom; Performer
Percussion: Connor Brodner; Performer
Performer: Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Colin Croom; Performer
Synthesizer: Colin Croom; Performer
Vocals: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Studio Personnel: Pete Lyman
Doug Boehm
Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

3. Mirror Of Time

Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan; Composer
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Clay Frankel
Cadien Lake James; Performer
Mellotron: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Organ: Colin Croom; Performer
Percussion: Connor Brodner; Performer
Performer: Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Colin Croom; Performer
Vocals: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Studio Personnel: Pete Lyman
Doug Boehm
Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

4. Sloop Jay D

Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Clay Frankel
Cadien Lake James; Performer
Performer: Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Vocals: Jack Dolan; Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Lyricist: Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Studio Personnel: Doug Boehm
Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey
Pete Lyman; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

5. Making Breakfast

Lyricist: Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Clay Frankel
Cadien Lake James; Performer
Melodica: Clay Frankel; Performer
Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Performer: Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Vocals: Clay Frankel; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Croom
Pete Lyman
Andrew Humphrey
Doug Boehm; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

6. Strange World

Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Lyricist: Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel
Cadien Lake James; Composer
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Flute: Kevin Ohlau; Performer
Guitar: Clay Frankel
Cadien Lake James; Performer
Performer: Kevin Ohlau
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Colin Croom
Connor Brodner; Performer
Synthesizer: Colin Croom; Performer
Vocals: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Studio Personnel: Pete Lyman
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom
Doug Boehm; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

7. Fade Away

Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Performer: Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Vocals: Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan; Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Clay Frankel; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Studio Personnel: Pete Lyman
Doug Boehm
Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

8. Sweet Thing

Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Lyricist: Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel
Cadien Lake James; Composer
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Percussion: Connor Brodner
Colin Croom; Performer
Performer: Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Colin Croom; Performer
Vocals: Clay Frankel; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Studio Personnel: Pete Lyman
Doug Boehm
Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

9. Stranger World

Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: David Miller; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Clay Frankel; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Clay Frankel; Performer
Percussion: Matthew Hernandez; Performer
Performer: Cadien Lake James
Jack Dolan
David Miller
Colin Croom
Clay Frankel
Matthew Hernandez
Kevin Ohlau
Connor Brodner; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Piano: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Recording: Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Saxophone: Kevin Ohlau; Performer
Steel Guitar: Colin Croom; Performer
Studio Personnel: Doug Boehm
Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey
Pete Lyman; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production

10. Telephone

Background Vocals: Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James; Performer
Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Mellotron: Colin Croom; Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Performer: Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Colin Croom; Performer
Piano: Clay Frankel
Cadien Lake James; Performer
Synthesizer: Cadien Lake James
Colin Croom; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Producer: Colin Croom
Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Recording: Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Studio Personnel: Pete Lyman
Doug Boehm
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

11. Flavor

Background Vocals: Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Lyricist: Connor Brodner
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan; Composer
Percussion: Connor Brodner; Performer
Performer: Cadien Lake James
Wilson Hoffman
James Thomas Fleming
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Producer: Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom
Twin Peaks; Production
Additional Vocals: James Thomas Fleming
Wilson Hoffman; Other
Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Vocals: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Recording: Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Studio Personnel: Doug Boehm
Pete Lyman
Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

12. Ordinary People

Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan; Composer
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Clay Frankel
Cadien Lake James; Performer
Mellotron: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Percussion: Connor Brodner; Performer
Performer: Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Piano: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Synthesizer: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Studio Personnel: Doug Boehm
Pete Lyman
Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

13. Good Lovin'

Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Malcolm Brown
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner
Cadien Lake James; Performer
Lyricist: Clay Frankel
Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James; Composer
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Composer: Clay Frankel
Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Percussion: Connor Brodner; Performer
Performer: Clay Frankel
Connor Brodner
Cadien Lake James
Malcolm Brown
Jack Dolan; Performer
Synthesizer: Malcolm Brown; Performer
Vocals: Clay Frankel; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey
Doug Boehm
Pete Lyman; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

14. Hold On

Lyricist: Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel
Cadien Lake James; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Clay Frankel
Cadien Lake James; Performer
Percussion: Connor Brodner; Performer
Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Performer: Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Colin Croom; Performer
Piano: Colin Croom; Performer
Samples: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Vocals: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Studio Personnel: Andrew Humphrey
Pete Lyman
Colin Croom
Doug Boehm; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

15. No Way Out

Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Clay Frankel; Composer
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Performer: Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Synthesizer: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Vocals: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Studio Personnel: Pete Lyman
Doug Boehm
Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

16. Mind Frame

Lyricist: Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel
Cadien Lake James; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jack Dolan; Performer
Digital Piano: Cadien Lake James; Other
Drums: Connor Brodner; Performer
Guitar: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel; Performer
Percussion: Colin Croom; Performer
Composer: Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Connor Brodner
Clay Frankel; Composer
Primary Artist: Twin Peaks; Main Performer
Performer: Connor Brodner
Jack Dolan
Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Colin Croom; Performer
Synthesizer: Colin Croom; Performer
Vocals: Cadien Lake James; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Pete Lyman; Production
Mixing: Doug Boehm; Production
Producer: Twin Peaks
Andrew Humphrey
Colin Croom; Production
Recording: Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Studio Personnel: Pete Lyman
Doug Boehm
Colin Croom
Andrew Humphrey; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cadien Lake James
Clay Frankel
Jack Dolan
Connor Brodner; Other

Technical Specifications

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1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

40 minutes and 12 seconds

Explicit

Containing curse words, language, or art that is sexually, violently, or offensively oriented.

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Stereo

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Lyrics

15/16 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

13/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Punk, Indie

Label

Communion Music

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Aug 4, 2014

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