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Formed March 2007.

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Twin Atlantic: In The Beginning

Twin Atlantic break down the origins of the band.

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Biography

Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band is composed of Sam Mctrusty (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Barry McKenna (lead guitar, cello, backing vocals), Ross McNae (bass guitar, piano, backing vocals) and Craig Kneale (drums, percussion, backing vocals). They have released two albums: Vivarium and Free. They are mainly recognizable due to Sam's strong Scottish accent whilst singing.

Twin Atlantic joined the social networking site Twitter under the name @twinatlantic in April 2012 and as of April 2013 have over 57,000 followers.

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Latest News Stories

News from the BBC

  1. Twin Atlantic announce UK tour

    Tue 17 Jan 2012 11:31

    The Scottish rock band will play eight live dates later this year, starting with...

Latest Blog Posts

Blogs from the BBC

  1. Rock solid advice from Twin Atlantic and Lower Than Atlantis

    Wed 31 Oct 2012 15:03 Last week was Radio 1 Rocks, where British rock was given the mighty platform its... Ally McCrae

  2. Rock and more - The week in BBC Music

    Fri 26 Oct 2012 12:19 What you (haven't) missed (yet)... Elisha Sessions

  3. United Nations on Radio 1 - Tuesday 17th November

    Fri 13 Nov 2009 15:47 Tuesday the 17th of November sees a momentous event in the history of BBC Introducing... Rory McConnell

BBC Reviews

  1. Free 2011

    Review of Free

    Reviewed by Chris White

    Disappointingly stale album from the Scots, but it could yet be their breakthrough.

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