TWERL

Whoever said you shouldn’t mix business with pleasure obviously hasn’t met Pauline Herr and TWERL.  These two partners in life and labor have hit gold with Distance, a new collaborative EP inspired by the lust, love and longing of their long-distance relationship. As if on a journey over oceans, its emotive soundscapes twist and turn, diving deeper with raw and relatable lyrics that share their story: “I’m scared to let you go / Why can’t you come with me? / Time’s moving too quickly,” Herr probes achingly on “Stay With Me.”  The narrative of a long-distance relationship might indeed be a tale as old as time. But Distance is tender and touching, affectionate and anxious, in a way we haven’t quite heard bef...

Couple-turned-collaborators Pauline Herr and TWERL have released their first-ever collaboration. Out now via bitbird, “Addicted” is a bright and airy future bass ballad inspired by the characteristics of their long-distance relationship. “Spending months apart and only being able to see each other briefly has been really tough but has also made the time we have with each other really special,” Herr divulged in a press release.  “Addicted” expresses the depth of these emotions with melancholic leads, sonically manipulated to ring with longing as well as hope and elation. “Do you ever think of running away? I know you’re not here for a long time but I want to be in your arms ’til I die,” sings Herr, whose voice floats above whi...