The Candy Twins
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The Candy Twins are an English
indie pop
band, who cite influences from a wide range of artists, including Neil Young
, Orange Juice
and The Wedding Present
.
Their notable songs include a tribute to Edwyn Collins
, after Collins' serious illness and subsequent return to performing in 2007, and a celebration of 80's Hull City
football hero Billy Whitehurst
.
In December 2010 the band announced on their Myspace page they were on an indefinite hiatus, with frontman David Young starting a new indiepop project with bassist Mat Durrance and Swedish singer Maria Caroli.
Their 2008 self-released EP
Dance Me to Heaven contained the track "A Younger Crowd" which gained recognition when it was reviewed by The Sun
as one of their "Hot Tracks of the Week" with a 4/5 rating.
The band appeared at the IndieTracks Festival in Butterley, Derbyshire in July 2008. The Candy Twins released a 4-track CD on Lostmusic Records in February 2009.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
band, who cite influences from a wide range of artists, including Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
, Orange Juice
Orange Juice
Orange Juice was a Scottish post-punk band founded in the middle class Glasgow suburb of Bearsden as the Nu-Sonics in 1976. Edwyn Collins formed the Nu-Sonics with his school-mate Alan Duncan and was subsequently joined by James Kirk and Steven Daly, who left a band called The Machetes. The band...
and The Wedding Present
The Wedding Present
The Wedding Present are a British indie rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four to more varied forms...
.
Their notable songs include a tribute to Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Stephen Collins is an Ivor Novello Award winning Scottish musician, playing mostly electric guitar-driven pop. Collins formed the musical group Nu-Sonics in 1976, which later became Orange Juice...
, after Collins' serious illness and subsequent return to performing in 2007, and a celebration of 80's Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
football hero Billy Whitehurst
Billy Whitehurst
William "Billy" Whitehurst was an English professional footballer during the 1980s-1990s.-Career:...
.
In December 2010 the band announced on their Myspace page they were on an indefinite hiatus, with frontman David Young starting a new indiepop project with bassist Mat Durrance and Swedish singer Maria Caroli.
Their 2008 self-released EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Dance Me to Heaven contained the track "A Younger Crowd" which gained recognition when it was reviewed by The Sun
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
as one of their "Hot Tracks of the Week" with a 4/5 rating.
The band appeared at the IndieTracks Festival in Butterley, Derbyshire in July 2008. The Candy Twins released a 4-track CD on Lostmusic Records in February 2009.