Twilight Muse deliver an inspired jolt of pop-rock energy with their exuberant new single Electrify Me — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
Reminiscent of a long-lost new wave classic covered by New Pornographers, Electrify Me is the leadoff single from the N.Y.C. indie duo’s upcoming debut album A Moment Out Of Time, due June 23. “Electrify Me is a tune that showcases another side of Twilight Muse,” says singer-songwriter Meg Pollaro. “It’s our more new wave, guitar-heavy rocker drawing inspiration from everyone from The Cars to the Allman Brothers to The Clash. It includes themes of romance and lust as well as the desire to stop the passage of time and become someone else, living an ‘electric dream.’ ”
Eclectic in genre yet cohesive in vision, Pollaro and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Shapiro write alluring duets with diverse influences ranging from Americana to New Wave to modern R&B. Storyteller narratives unfold with keen insights, hard-fought wisdom, and literate wordsmithing. The duo’s originals include sensual, slow-burn ballads, frisky rockers, and contemplative, mid-tempo tunes. Throughout its catalog, the twosome’s fluid creativity shines through with dueling lead vocals, interlacing vocal harmonies, and intuitive chemistry as songwriters, where each contributor finishes the other’s lines.
Twilight Muse’s evocative and intriguingly layered name speaks to the indie-rock duo’s artistic perspective. “We write songs about love, life, and longing that are informed by real-life experiences like being in a long-term relationship and raising kids,” Meg adds. “And we address these universal themes alternately from a female and male perspective,” adds Shapiro.
Meg and Andrew met in 2019 at a jam session. At the time, both had put music on hold while they juggled family responsibilities and time-consuming careers. Meg, an entertainment exec then in her mid-30s, was a self-described “car singer,” but came from a musical family. As a kid, she penned poetry and passionately wrote down the lyrics to the songs she loved. Andrew has been writing and playing music since high school, but after college got sidetracked by an evolving career as an author, sustainable business strategist, and impact investor. As he neared his 50th birthday, he resolved to pursue music again.
Andrew and Meg’s first project, Ultrasound, a funk cover band, began to perform around New York City. A highlight was a benefit concert at Brooklyn Bowl, which found them performing Aerosmith and Run-DMC’s version of Walk This Way, with Meg laying into the Steven Tyler part alongside Run-DMC’s Darryl McDaniels. That experience sparked Meg and Andrew’s desire to write songs together. This was Meg’s first time writing and recording original music, and she was exploding with ideas, sending Andrew voice memos and lyric fragments. The two worked collaboratively and nurtured a rapport that reminds one of Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks, The Swell Season, or the xx.
A Moment Out Of Time was produced by Emmy-nominated L.A. producer and composer Dan Mackenzie (Joss Stone, Martin Sexton); producer Will Baker, who owns Brooklyn’s Slide Studios; and Cutting Room producer Jason Cummings. The band will celebrate the album release with a performance at The Mercury Lounge in N.Y.C. on Tuesday, July 11.
Contemplating their journey, Andrew says: “This partnership has been such an unexpected gift. I hope others are inspired by the idea that a creative pursuit and collaboration can come later in life.” Meg adds: “This calling came and I’m 100% in. It’s never too late to unleash the imagination.”
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