Twin Shadow: Forget

Label: Terrible

An '80s-gazing artist out of Brooklyn, how could this be new and special? But Twin Shadow is just that, and Forget is a result of some unironic appreciation for the over-referenced decade by one George Lewis Jr. As Twin Shadow, he croons convincingly over glitteringly precise arrangements of keyboards, basslines, drums and glassy guitars. "I Can't Wait" sounds like the song that finally convinces you -- you nerdy high-school kid -- to move your hips a little and ask that cute girl to dance with you already (c'mon, you've had a crush on her since 5th grade!). "Shooting Holes" finds some space in Bryan Ferry's nightclub for the less overtly glamorous among us, while "Slow" displays the urgency of '80s youth and "Forget" its star-crossed romanticism. (Bosco)