Twine is a four piece emo band from Montréal, Quebec who released their first EP in August of 2023, followed by an album September of 2024. They continue to play frequent shows, mainly in Montréal but have played in a few other places such as Toronto. They also opened for current emo band, Your Arms Are My Cocoon. A member of the band also recently started another emo/screamo band called Eric Spinelli who have one EP out released in January of this year and just recently, a three way split with Twine and We Could Go On Tour.
Twine has a haunting, nostalgic tone to their music that hooked me immediately. The mixture of minimal, picked guitar and emotionally driven vocals by Jenna and Connor make for a sound full of texture and feeling. Jenna's soft, beautiful vocals paired with Connor's more abrasive, half-screamed ones make for the perfect balance of emo with a touch of the heavier DIY punk sound.
Twine often plays DIY shows held under bridges or at small punk venues or bars and they definitely are a part of a flourishing and vast punk scene in Montréal right now.
The band members are also talented in the visual art department, between photography, visual/mixed media art and screen printing, the members have it all covered. Their album art, shot not by a member but a members lovely partner Medina, stands out as some of the most unique and creative I've seen in a long time. The art for their full length album uses an interesting technique of sticking a real, dead cicada to the lens of the camera, the focus on the cicada, but visible in the background two people hold each other, twirling in a green field.
Twine is one of my favourite currently active bands and I can't wait to see what else they do and hear more music from them. Everyone check out Twine! They are the coolest.
Tremors 2023 Cassette/EP
