Review: Twin Skeletons

Next up we have Twin Skeletons with their new single Pacesetter, due for release on 27th March alongside a music video. The band have been building serious momentum over the last few years with festival appearances, major support slots alongside acts like Kid Kapichi and Defences, headline tours, BBC Radio 1 Track of the Week honours and continued backing from BBC Introducing. If there was ever a band comfortable operating in the space between underground chaos and mainstream attention, it’s these guys.

Pacesetter rumbles into existence like a cyberpunk nightmare unfolding in slow motion. The opening atmosphere immediately pulls you into a dark electronic haze before the track begins to twist and mutate. The verse vocal spirals and coils around the rhythm, hypnotic yet punchy, almost daring the listener to keep up. Then the band kicks in properly and everything begins to shift gears. The music crunches, starts, stops and lurches forward, creating something that feels less like a traditional song and more like controlled audio carnage.

There are hints of White Zombie’s industrial stomp, flashes of Wargasm’s chaotic energy and the grinding electronics of Ministry lurking beneath the surface. Yet what makes the track particularly interesting is the pop undercurrent running through it. That melodic thread keeps the song accessible without ever diluting its bite. The industrial backbone is dark and relentless, but it’s constantly contrasted by moments where the vocals drift into something almost angelic before snapping back with venom and intensity.

Emotion runs through every second of the track. Rage, frustration, release, tension – it’s all there, woven into a constantly shifting sonic landscape. One moment the song is pounding forward with metallic aggression, the next it’s swirling in electronic chaos that feels like it might collapse under its own weight. But it never quite does. Instead, Twin Skeletons hold everything together with just enough control to keep the track razor sharp.

It’s the kind of song that reveals more with every listen. We ended up running it back three times in a row and somehow it got better each time as new details surfaced in the layers of noise, melody and atmosphere.

If Pacesetter is a sign of where Twin Skeletons are heading next, then they’re not just setting the pace – they’re smashing the speed limit and dragging the rest of the scene along for the ride.