{"product_id":"pre-order-06-11-26-twisted-teens-the-holy-cross-tigers","title":"Pre-Order 06\/11\/26 - Twisted Teens: The Holy Cross Tigers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"full\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lfYH6XuHrhQ?si=L2w0xVk0P_E8inh_\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item is available for pre-order only and will be dispatched on or around its release date (06\/11\/26)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwisted Teens - aka Caspian Halliwell and RJ Santos - didn’t really exist before its 2024 debut LP, now known as The Orange Album. The pair had been making music from Cajun\/country to anarcho-folk under the radar and off the grid, living and working itinerantly. Twisted Teens came from a pandemic-induced burst of inspiration that drew them together to record, in suitably lo-fi fashion, at Caspian’s New Orleans home. Their first album quickly became a modern classic of sticky, warm rock, bunching blues, folk, and punk into a raw and irresistible concoction. The duo came back strong in 2026 with Blame the Clown - instantly, enthusiastically cosigned Pitchfork and Paste - and then the equally acclaimed Florida Water Blues, an absurdist take on their wanderings around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir third magnetic and perfectly ragged album of 2026 is a saga of heartbreak and hidden triumph called The Holy Cross Tigers. The songs are anthems of longing, and myriad disappointments, fueled by everything from a brutal breakup to snitching ex-friends. Despite these woes, The Holy Cross Tigers has a sense of radiance, a feeling of reflected light pushing against the sadness. Instantly relatable, it feels like a few friends sharing the burdens of life with one another, the results strange and ecstatic because they are operating by their own rules. It is a blown-out transmission from the lip of heartbreak, a place where even the lucky have been and from which they have hopefully returned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStalks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen We First Met\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe an Angel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Rose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Spend My Time Crying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Bring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLook in the Mirror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLock and Key\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFigure It Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArmed With a Vision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery Flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDarker the Night Is the Brighter I See\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"Loser Edition Maroon Vinyl LP","offer_id":54764078760282,"sku":"SP1755X","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":54764078793050,"sku":"SPCD1755","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/TwistedTeens_TheHolyCrossTigers_Cover_1500x1500_3050c036-ab12-4ace-a58f-2f1a8be31396.jpg?v=1789061385","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/pre-order-06-11-26-twisted-teens-the-holy-cross-tigers","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}