ARTIST · INDIE / ROCK

The Twang

Rhythm-forward guitars and unpolished vowels—mid-2000s UK regionalism as feature.

Indie rock
Post-punk revival

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

Wide Awake channelled lad-rock energy with melodic hooks suited to NME covers.

Either Way became terrace-adjacent indie anthem for singalong nights.

Second albums explored production width while keeping rhythm-section drive.

Lossless streams keep hi-hat chatter, tambourine rust, and dual vocal grit.

The Twang came from Birmingham, with Phil Etheridge and a chatty, northern-sounding lyrical style. Love It When I Feel Like This (2007) was the debut, and Wide Awake and Two Lovers gave them a following.

They became known for lively festival sets, though the band’s run was brief.

Interesting facts about The Twang

01 English indie band formed in Birmingham in 2004.
02 Love It When I Feel Like This (2007) included Wide Awake reaching the UK top twenty.
03 Associated with mid-2000s UK guitar-band media alongside contemporaries from Northern England and Midlands.
04 Love It When I Feel Like This was their 2007 debut.
05 Phil Etheridge is the lead singer.
06 The band came from Birmingham and formed in 2004.