TWEN Twen is a van-lifeing rock band that emerged onto the east coast music scene in 2017 with their distinct blend of shoegaze, indie rock, and post-punk influences. Though the band was formed in 2016 by lead vocalist Jane Fitzimmons and guitarist Ian Rollins Jones, their emergence post-pandemic has marked the beginning of what is essentially an entirely new project; save for their keeping the name “Twen”.

This latest chapter is marked by the band booking their own tours, designing and screen printing their own merch, directing and editing their own music videos, and producing and mixing their own albums; all to a degree which would seem impossible to believe, if you didn’t know that they also built their own mobile-home from scratch and have been living in it, traversing the North American continent for the past 3 years.

The duo-led 5 piece are readying their 3rd LP to be released in 2024, but have already debuted lead single ‘SeaStar’; an early 00’s throwback to Southern California beach anthems that finds the band further evolving from the coy, shoegaze aesthetics of ‘Awestruck’ (2019) – to a modern classicism; characterized on their 2nd LP ‘One Stop Shop’ (2022) by political (yet hopeful) lyrics, indelible hooks and a home-grown sonic mix that rewards the listener with each subsequent spin.

With over 350 shows under their belt across North America and Europe, including arena appearances supporting Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Wet Leg, Whitney, Tacocat, & White Reaper, Twen’s live show exhibits their all-around relevance as a DIY rock band thriving in the digital age.

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Don’t worry, it’s not the kind of indie rock where the reverb pedal stays on as I stare blankly at the fretboard of an unscathed guitar, standing still enough for my own drool to make a perfect pool of slobber onto my shirt. We both wear black, so you’d never even see it. And THAT’S a trade secret.

If we’ve got anything, it’s that Joey and I spent 5 years creating Ghost Party and wanted to make our live show as attractive as we think our album is. It’s not easy to do that, especially when it’s 2 people running everything. 
I work on shows and make sure we have an unhealthy amount of touring scheduled so that we don’t ever have to go back to our real jobs. And he’s the Chris Angel mastermind freak behind our light show, speaker boxes, general stage production, AND is the mechanic to our beloved Honda Odyssey named Tony, which doubles as our mobile home on the road. We can’t afford a Mercedes Sprinter van or hotels, nor do either one of us have many friends across America (as we don’t typically like people). So not many floors to crash on between the two of us. Sleeping/living in the minivan is how we make everything work financially and continue to be the great American DIY rock band that we are today. Since you asked.