Although they come from rainy Bergen on Norway's west coast,
the droney but energetic and tense pop/rock sound of Twigs seems
very English to these ears. Double tracked guitars back Katy Penny's
vulnerable vocals, which remind me a bit of the style of the early 80s
UK band Girls At Our Best. The songs here are growers, and after about
ten plays I've found that every song on No More 24 is turning into an
attention grabber. When it isn't the music doing the grabbing, it's the
lyrics. Best of these might be the powerful "Postscript To Her Letter".
Beast is the earlier release, and though it has fewer tracks, boasts a
great opener in its title track.
(Big Takeover, Steve Gardner, USA, 1999)