Artist: Twinray Album Title: The Train You’re On Review by Nick DeRiso Twinray has produced a cloud-parting blast of pop-rock buoyancy with The Train You’re On, recorded with producer/engineer Sean O’Keefe (Plain White T’s, Fallout Boy, Hawthorn Heights). Their endless enthusiasm informs both the subject matter, and the merry experimentation that propels the Chicago-based band’s genre-bending sound. “Do You Wanna Go,” a crisp rocker that opens The Train …

Artist: Twinray Album Title: The Train You’re On Review by Kevin Mathews Considering the sheer quantity of pop-rock music out there available to the average musician/songwriter, it's almost a crime that most bands/artists narrow their focus to specific genres. Of course, consistency of style and approach is to be respected, but nobody wants to listen to an album of the same song regurgitated over and over again. Not deliberately, anyway. Thus, it is a welcome relief to encounter a musically open …

Artist: Twinray Album: The Train You’re On Review by Dan MacIntosh Listening to Twinray’s music is a little like meeting a couple where the wife is a talkative extrovert and the husband is much more of the quiet type. You take a liking to the wife right away, but eventually the husband starts to grow on you, too. The Train You’re On is a bright and melodic recording, and vocalist Desiree Irwin is such a warm singer who you’ll befriend her from the get-go. But don’t ignore …

Artist: Twinray Album: The Train You’re On Review by Alexa Spieler Mixing genres together can sometimes end very poorly, or work out in a perfect mesh, and in Twinray's case, they're one of the fortunate ones where the mixture of genres simply works out. Lead singer Desiree Irwin hales from Canada, where she was a farmgirl, and Mike Poupko is a New Yorker. Thus, two very different roots, but somehow they manage to come together to form a perfect blend of unique vocals with funk, blues, and rock …

Artist: Twinray Album: The Train You’re On Review by Sarah Whited Desiree Irwin and Mike Poupko, the dual spotlights of talent that make Twinray, have created a mature, polished bluesy singer-songwriter album with clean guitar lines and a wholesome rural feel. Irwin’s background as a farm girl in Canada shines through in the honest, heartfelt lyrics. Alternating between melancholy and sassy, Irwin pours herself into the emotion-laden vocals. Her tone is strong and throaty without strain, …

Artist: Twinray Album: The Train You’re On Review by Andrea Guy Twinray is a band that has a great mix of rock, blues, and folk sensibilities. Comprised of Desiree Irwin and Mike Poupko, they create music to soothe the soul by combining finely crafted songs with a glorious vocal. The Train You’re On is the duo’s first album and it is a fine introduction to these two talented people. Desiree is the voice of the band and, at first listen, sounds like many of the other singers in this …

Artist: Twinray Album: The Train You're On Review by Mike Roots The duo of Desiree Irwin and Mike Poupko, collectively known as Twinray, draws from backgrounds rich in performance and recording and represents the convergence of diverse backgrounds and musical styles. Irwin, having worked with the likes of blues legend Buddy Guy, and having served as musical director in a theatrical setting, is an accomplished vocalist/pianist, reminiscent of artists such as Natalie Merchant and Sheryl Crow. A talented …

Hello peoples! We hope you had an awesome year and are looking forward to the amazing possibilities for 2011 as we are. 2010 turned out to be very exciting for Twinray. Thank you so so much for being part of it! We appreciate your support greatly. During the last year we recorded our debut album "The Train You're On" with platinum producer Sean O'Keefe. We're super proud of it and are happy to tell you that it is available for purchase via download only on Twinraymusic.com, iTunes, Napster, and …

When I listen to music it's as if no time has passed and there is no end and no beginning within me. It's just the moment and the sounds and how they make me feel. Of course I choose music that I am in the mood for and not all music does this for me. I have always been a person that has gone "underground" searching for hidden treasures aka un-signed bands and the local guy who has never recorded an album. For years I listened to the Blues, and my ultimate...ANY Latin music!! Then there are …

I have felt the shift. It came over me yesterday right before our Wonderbar show. You know that click in your brain that gets you in the holiday spirit. Starbucks has their gingerbread latte's again, and the air is crisp. It's Thanksgiving, quickly followed by Christmas, even more quickly followed by New Years Eve...and then my birthday!!!! One long party for a month and a half!!!! Besides the celebrations with my people, there is always a wave of calm that sets in for me. A feeling of introspection. I …

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Welcome to our new website! We have a lot of new things going on. We are scheduled in the studio the first 3 weeks in April to finally finish our first album with the "awesome" Sean O'Keefe.  Stay connected for more shows and a lot of fun times with us!
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