The Twang have been holed up in the studio these last few months, working on the follow-up to last year's massive debut 'Love It When I Feel Like This'. Their live performances are legendary and their melodies uniquely inspiring.
When Phil Etheridge and Jon Watkin were growing up in Quinton, Birmingham they fell in love with music from an early age. As dance music swept the UK in their early teens the pair turned away from guitars until a band with a similar background to theirs, routed in community, passionate about football, in love with the idea of rock 'n' roll and removed from the 'high art' of a London centric music scene came along.
When the pair heard Oasis for the first time, the idea of forming their own band took hold. Saunders was drafted into this dream via friends as the idea started to take shape, followed by Matty Clinton, a great drummer and a great potential rock'n'roll star. Things still didn't really make sense until Stu Hartland, a man with a unique ability to make one guitar sound like many, came into the fold two or so years ago.
Thus were The Twang born in 2004 and their distinctive five piece band, with two vocalists, set about gigging in their local area. With literally fuck all else to focus on, no other options of making a living available, The Twang have managed to mix a fierce dedication to each other and their band with a tendency to squeeze as much fun out of every show as possible.