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There are two artists with this name
1. An indie rock band from England
2. A country band from Germany

1. The Twang are an indie rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2001. The band have released two studio albums - Love It When I Feel Like This (2007) and Jewellery Quarter (2009). Comprising vocalist and guitarist Phil Etheridge, bassist Jon Watkins, vocalist Martin Saunders, guitarist Stu Hartland and drummer Matty Clinton, the band garnered national acclaim when the influential NME magazine produced an article on music acts in the West Midlands (which also featured fellow Midlanders Ripchord and The Enemy) .

The band’s debut single, “Wide Awake”, was released March 19, 2007, with their debut album Love It When I Feel Like This (released on June 4, 2007) being produced by Gavin Monaghan, known for his work with Editors, Ocean Colour Scene, Robert Plant, Scott Matthews and The Holloways. The album reached #3 in the UK charts.

The Twang’s second album, Jewellery Quarter, was released 3 August 2009 and reached #20 on the UK album chart. The album was produced by Neil Claxton of Mint Royale at Blueprint Studios in Salford.

2. The German Country Band Twang was founded in 1997 and released 4 regular Albums (2003 - Countryfication, 2004 - Let There Be Twang, 2007 - Twang ‘Em High, 2010 - A Guide To Modern Country Living) and 6 Tour-Only discs (1999 - The Twang, 2003 - A Fistful Of Presents, 2005 - Live In Hamburg, 2005 - Smoke On The Water (with Hartmut El Kurdi), 2006 - Not Your Average Country Band, 2008 - Ten Yeeehaws After) so far. Furthermore the 2008 DVD Ten Year Ride.
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  • Love It When I Feel Like This
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  • Essential Festival: The Twang
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  • Paradise
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  • Wide Awake
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  • EricValeev

    Wide Awake

    last month
  • molanj

    went to crewe to watch em lst nite have to say they were awesome!

    March 2012
  • lolijackson

    If you enjoy The Twang come check out the new City Flux Mix Tape, featuring "We're A Crowd" and 20 other indie tracks on http://cityflux.tumblr.com

    March 2012
  • satzheisseohren

    There are 2 Bands named "The Twang", one from UK (www.thetwang.co.uk) and one from Germany (www.twang.de). The Informations on this last.fm page are mixed together from both Bands! From last.fm FAQ: It is currently not possible to disambiguate artists with the same name, which means that if an artist shares their name with at least one other artist, they will have to share one Last.fm artist profile. Please note that any other valid artist with the same name has the equal right to appear on such a shared profile, including their music, their pictures, their artist description and any other information on them.

    March 2012
  • MotorAmarth

    The Twang will be playing O2 Academy Birmingham on December 20th. You can get priority tickets here! http://www.o2priority.co.uk/Artists/The-Twang/4684

    September 2011
  • OnTheFly

    underrated.

    August 2011
  • tim4tw

    as you can see, I am right now listening to this band, and I like it. it's not like I want to make this band look bad, I just think, that the word "underrated" is just not fitting

    June 2011
  • GreyOysterCult

    how can a fucking hipster not be annoying?

    June 2011
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Manchester and London dates added to tour!

17 Nov 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/thetwang

The Twang are happy to announce Manchester and London dates as part of their November/December tour!The full tour is as follows...NovemberSat 20th - Big Reunion, Skegness Sun 21st - …

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