twin guns
members
Andrea Sicco
Vocals, Guitar
Kristin Fayne-Mulroy
Bass
«Jungle» Jim Chandler
Drums
TWIN GUNS was born from the ashes of Andrea Sicco previous band, My Happy Gun, which originally featured Michael Phillips on drums (original drummer of The Fuzztones). Phillips was later replaced by John Coakley, with whom they recorded one self-titled EP, produced by Peter Mavrogeorgis (Bellmer Dolls, Tav Falco's Panther Burns) at Dollhouse Studios. Coakley eventually left the group, and “Jungle” Jim Chandler became the drummer, after being introduced to Sicco by mutual friends.
A native of Colorado, “Jungle” Jim Chandler came to NYC after a stint playing drums in The Cramps during their 2003 European tour (replacing then-drummer Harry Drumdini) and recording/touring for years with Sub-Pop artists The Makers, while Sicco was drawn to NYC from his homeland of Italy (precisely the ‘Maremma' area of Tuscany) by the Velvet Underground, Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road”, and ‘70s punk, bringing with him the aesthetic/sounds of ‘60s Italian cinema.
Upon the breakup of My Happy Gun (due to irreconcilable differences with the then-bass player), Sicco and Chandler decided to carry-on as a two-piece. Bonding over a mutual passion for B-Movie culture and, of course, The Cramps, they decided that this stripped-down, no-nonsense lineup will be ideal for a new start, more in line with their shared passion for garage-punk, and decided to write all-new repertoire. A successful first show (a tribute to Lux Interior and The Cramps) proved truthful in their intuition. Playing his guitar (a Fender Jaguar) simultaneously through a guitar and a bass amp, singing through a reverb box, while Jungle Jim pounded the skins with vigorous primitive power, Twin Guns produced an impressive wall of sound, garnering a reputation for being one of the loudest, as well as atmospheric and impressive rock and roll acts around.
Releasing their first two records as a duo, they recruited Kristin Fayne-Mulroy, a NYC native, in 2014 to play bass, and further amplify their sonic palette. In 2015 they were signed by Hound Gawd! Records, and released “The Last Picture Show”. In 2017 their track “Now I Understand” was featured in the Riverdale TV series.
Discography
Sweet Dreams
Self-released
TRACKLIST
1. Witches
2. The Eternal War Between Good & Evil
3. No Change Our Hearts Shall Fear
4. Carry On
5. Never Satisfied
6. The Creeper
7. Teenage Boredom
8. Bloodline
9. Mystery Ride
10. Motorcity
11. Wild Years
The Last Picture Show
Hound Gawd! Records
The blank city has gone dark. The cold, killer moonlight casts severe shadows on our souls, and the sound of chaos, madness and melancholy is set to tribal beats and relentless agitation. The expressive, hard to define style of this music helps us get inside this world of instability, fear, and/or alienation. Dark alleys, stifling hot apartments, smoky clubs, roadside dives, and rainy highways prevail. The characters of these stories are often obsessed, desperate, paranoid or trapped. The ensuing struggle between good and evil, and the psychological or spiritual torment is what grips us and drives the story.
Twin Guns is Andrea Sicco on vocals/guitar and «Jungle Jim» Chandler on drums. Sicco was drawn to NYC from his homeland of Italy by The Velvet Underground and '70s punk, bringing with him the aesthetic/sounds of ‚60s Italian cinema. Jungle Jim came to NYC after a stint playing drums in The Cramps and recording and touring for years in Sub Pop artists The Makers. Releasing their first two albums as a duo of guitar and drums only, they recruited femme fatale Kristin Fayne-Mulroy, a NYC native, in 2014 to play bass.
Twin Guns have been providing listeners with an «engaging journey into the heart of garage-punk darkness» for the past five years. Described as a reverberating sonic tornado that sucks up and spits out elements of ‘60s punk, biker instrumentals, spaghetti westerns, surf-rock and psychedelia, Twin Guns creates a blend of dark, reverberated rock and roll that has landed them gigs with The Detroit Cobras, Kid Congo Powers, The Chrome Cranks and the legendary Dick Dale, as well as contemporary torch-carriers Acid Baby Jesus and Spindrift.
The band have just finished recording new LP «The Last Picture Show», co-produced by Matt Verta-Ray (Heavy Trash, Speedball Baby) and mastered by Grammy-award winning producer and engineer Michael Tudor.
TRACKLIST
1. Make My Temperature Rise
2. Fugitive
3. The First Time
4. Johnny's Dead
5. Maniac
6. Harlem Nocturne
7. Trigger Jack
8. Living In A Dream
9. Now I Understand
10. The Last Picture Show
