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| By Rachelyn Remz |
Obsessions are strange things and can sometimes become uncontrollable, hard to explain (like The Strokes song) heartbreaking and annoyingly enjoyable. It doesn't matter what it is about or when you'll have one, but everyone is GUARANTEED an obsession.
My latest obsession are the Shears twins, also known as The Garden, who have been floating around the media for quite some time. They're long-legged, black-indulged, floppy-haired and have the 'I don't care' attitude, which is the best way to go about things in our confusing world.
The band 'The Garden' is made up by the two twins, Wyatt (bass and vocals) and Fletcher (drums) Shears, who are signed to Burger Records and both have side projects. Wyatt's is 'Enjoy' which sounds quite different to The Garden sound and could be classed as '80's funky music', or something like that, but Wyatt says that he has no influence from the 80's WHAT-SO-EVER. Fletcher's is 'Puzzle', which again, sounds very different to The Garden and you could say that it sounds much like his brother's side project, but I don't know if I have the right to say that.
Their debut album 'The Life and Times of a Paperclip' was released mid - 2013 and even though they are still a relatively un-heard of band, it did boost their popularity. You could describe The Garden's music as 'punk rock' but as the twins have explained in various interviews, they didn't feel as though they had to be categorised into a genre that already existed, so they created their own. Vada Vada, which is them in their own world. They even have their own dance. The song, Vada Vada, is very very fast paced and seeing it live online looks quite intense as you never know what speed it's going to be played at. It consists of the lyrics 'I want to do the vada vada vada vada. Let's do the vada vada vada vada. Vada-vada, vada vada vada vada vada. Vada-vada, vada vada vada vada vada vada.' Brilliant.
All of their songs are only about a minute long, the longest on their album being 1 minute 36. I think it's great that they're quite short because it keeps you excited, eager to hear more. All songs are played really really fast which is something that has been influenced by their father's music.
I sometimes imagine what it would be like to see them live. I've watched clips online of their gigs and have seen the mentality of it all and how exciting it looks. All the jumping around probably wouldn't be ideal for a 5ft 2 fourteen year old but that wouldn't matter - the thrill of it all would almost distract everyone from everything else that would be going on around them, hopefully that excludes the music. The Garden are actually setting off to Europe tomorrow to play some shows. Unfortunately, many are 18+ which restricts a lot of people (including me) but hopefully they will be back soon with some all ages gigs (the constant wish for fans of various bands).
Another unsurprising fact is that both Shears twins are also models. Long, skinny legs seem to get you everywhere these days. They explain in an interview with 'The Fashion Law' (read here) that 'a guy named Patrick' spotted them during a gig and 'emailed some people'. These people happened to be the managers at Yves Saint Laurent and soon enough, both twins were walking down the catwalk for the Men's Fall/Winter 2013 collection. Wyatt opened the show and Fletcher closed it. The best decision Hedi Slimane has ever made. You can relive the whole show here. As always, there is a campaign for every season at YSL and the Winter/Fall '13 was done by The Garden. It showcases various shots and drawings of Wyatt and Fletcher, with the band's 'What We Are' playing in the background. You can watch that here.
A short documentary was recently made about the twins, who share the influence of their father's music, being in their own universe and how they were forced to play roller hockey. It's a wonderful short video which makes me like the band even more.
It must be terrifying to have long flowy hair, long skinny legs, an intriguing personality, a twin AND be the dream of many teenage girls. I don't know how The Garden do it.
-Amy
The band 'The Garden' is made up by the two twins, Wyatt (bass and vocals) and Fletcher (drums) Shears, who are signed to Burger Records and both have side projects. Wyatt's is 'Enjoy' which sounds quite different to The Garden sound and could be classed as '80's funky music', or something like that, but Wyatt says that he has no influence from the 80's WHAT-SO-EVER. Fletcher's is 'Puzzle', which again, sounds very different to The Garden and you could say that it sounds much like his brother's side project, but I don't know if I have the right to say that.
Their debut album 'The Life and Times of a Paperclip' was released mid - 2013 and even though they are still a relatively un-heard of band, it did boost their popularity. You could describe The Garden's music as 'punk rock' but as the twins have explained in various interviews, they didn't feel as though they had to be categorised into a genre that already existed, so they created their own. Vada Vada, which is them in their own world. They even have their own dance. The song, Vada Vada, is very very fast paced and seeing it live online looks quite intense as you never know what speed it's going to be played at. It consists of the lyrics 'I want to do the vada vada vada vada. Let's do the vada vada vada vada. Vada-vada, vada vada vada vada vada. Vada-vada, vada vada vada vada vada vada.' Brilliant.
All of their songs are only about a minute long, the longest on their album being 1 minute 36. I think it's great that they're quite short because it keeps you excited, eager to hear more. All songs are played really really fast which is something that has been influenced by their father's music.
I sometimes imagine what it would be like to see them live. I've watched clips online of their gigs and have seen the mentality of it all and how exciting it looks. All the jumping around probably wouldn't be ideal for a 5ft 2 fourteen year old but that wouldn't matter - the thrill of it all would almost distract everyone from everything else that would be going on around them, hopefully that excludes the music. The Garden are actually setting off to Europe tomorrow to play some shows. Unfortunately, many are 18+ which restricts a lot of people (including me) but hopefully they will be back soon with some all ages gigs (the constant wish for fans of various bands). Another unsurprising fact is that both Shears twins are also models. Long, skinny legs seem to get you everywhere these days. They explain in an interview with 'The Fashion Law' (read here) that 'a guy named Patrick' spotted them during a gig and 'emailed some people'. These people happened to be the managers at Yves Saint Laurent and soon enough, both twins were walking down the catwalk for the Men's Fall/Winter 2013 collection. Wyatt opened the show and Fletcher closed it. The best decision Hedi Slimane has ever made. You can relive the whole show here. As always, there is a campaign for every season at YSL and the Winter/Fall '13 was done by The Garden. It showcases various shots and drawings of Wyatt and Fletcher, with the band's 'What We Are' playing in the background. You can watch that here.
It must be terrifying to have long flowy hair, long skinny legs, an intriguing personality, a twin AND be the dream of many teenage girls. I don't know how The Garden do it.
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-Amy
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