twin coast Talks new EP “noie! noie! noie!”
twin coast’s latest EP elicits a cosmic soundscape that will take you into a world of your own.
My best advice for listening to twin coast’s “noie! noie! noie!” EP? Take it in all at once. The sibling duo, comprised of Kira and Reid, have a knack for creating immersive music that is, as their Spotify describes, “noise for yr ears.”
Chaotic, deafening, cathartic, the 25-minute sonic experience is not meant to be perfect.
“We created ‘noie’ to better describe our genre,” said the duo in an interview via email. “It’s mostly about embracing mistakes in music and creating songs out of inconsistencies. We are very inspired by innovation.”
And twin coast is definitely creating a sound of their own.
With echoing distortions and a cacophony of electric guitar that’s got a hint of Midwestern rock, twin coast knows how to keep your headphones full of noise. Their songs have an almost apocalyptic eeriness to them. Take “to feel,” which carries a certain unsettling undertone that emanates the ending of a sci-fi thriller: brooding and ominous. The song also received an IDM remix from Donkey Basketball (Isaac Lowenstein of Lifeguard) that may or may not have you bouncing off the walls.
The EP is meant to be listened from front to back, “really as one long song rather than a few short singles,” said the siblings. And by doing so, twin coast envelopes you into their raw, reverb-heavy atmosphere completely.
The pair says they drew inspiration from Astrobite, loveliescrushing, Sonic Youth, Brian Eno, and Einstürzende Neubauten and modeled the seamlessness of the EP after some of their favorite albums. But the siblings work more modestly than their inspirations: everything is created, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Kira and Reid themselves.
Listening to“noie! noie! noie!” fills your brain with enough ambient static that you can tune out your own thoughts and let your mind wander. If you can’t make out the lyrics, don’t worry, that was intentional.
“We wanted the vocals to act as another instrument,” said the pair. “To not stand out, but blur into the rest of the song.”
While twin coast surely stands out amongst some of Chicago’s up-and-coming artists, they make sure to stay true to their roots.
“Chicago’s DIY scene is very strong which is something we realized and got inspired by years before making music,” the siblings said.
With contemporaries like Sharp Pins, TV Buddha, and Ira Glass, there’s a reason twin coast describes their community in Chicago as “very young and self-motivated.” Listen for yourself and take a look inside at what the kids are creating in the underground.