Voltaire Twins Bubble Up From Down Under
In every era and every genre, siblings have made great music together, keying in on the kind of connection that can only come from sharing the same set of parents and growing up under the same roof. In other words, there's plenty of precedent for the partnership of Australian brother and sister Jaymes and Tegan Volataire, who come together for the cause of synth-pop under the banner of The Voltaire Twins. The pair's blend of nu-disco and electro-pop began in earnest in 2008, and last fall their second EP, Romulus, earned attention not only in their homeland, but in plenty of other corners of the globe as well.
Now The Voltaire Twins are expanding their reach yet again, making a cross-continental trek to North America, where they'll take the sparkling, synth-slathered sounds of Romulus to high-profile music conferences/festivals in both the U.S. (SXSW) and Canada (Canadian Music Week), and working in plenty of club dates in between. But no matter what part of the planet you're in, it's easy to catch up with latest goings-on in the VT world; you can soak up some snappy remixes, among other things, at the group's Soundcloud page, you can stream the EP here, and if you've got a sturdy stomach — don't say we didn't warn you — you can catch the creepy video for the single "Animalia" here. Let's simply say that you may never look at taxidermy the same way again...
