Twin Tribes

{{Short description|American rock band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Twin Tribes

| image = File:TwinTribesBand.jpg

| caption = From left to right: Luis Navarro, Joel Niño, Jr.|

| years_active = 2017–present

| background = group_or_band

| origin = Brownsville, Texas, U.S.

| genre = Dark wave, post-punk, gothic rock, Cold wave

| label = Manic Depression{{Cite web|url=https://www.manicdepression.fr/en/artists/twin-tribes/|title=Twin Tribes – Manic Depression Records|website=www.manicdepression.fr}}
Young And Cold{{Cite web|url=https://youngandcold.de/twin-tribes/|title=Twin Tribes | Young & Cold Records|date=April 3, 2019}}
Beso De Muerte{{Cite web|url=https://www.besodemuerte.com/search?q=twin+tribes|title=Search: 6 results found for "twin tribes"|website=Beso De Muerte}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.twin-tribes.com/}}

| current_members = Luis Navarro
Joel Niño, Jr.

}}

Twin Tribes is an American dark wave band formed in 2017 in Brownsville, Texas. After years touring and three albums, the band has become one of the referents of new gothic rock and dark wave styles.{{Cite web |title=10 New Goth And Darkwave Bands Keeping The Spirit Alive {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/news/10-new-goth-darkwave-bands-videos-cruel-world-festival-world-goth-day |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=grammy.com}}{{Cite web |last=Mortensa |first=Mala |title=10 rising goth bands who will send you back to the ’80s darkwave era |url=https://www.altpress.com/rising-goth-bands/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}

The group consists of the duo Luis Navarro (guitars, lead vocals, synth, drum machines) and Joel Niño, Jr. (bass, synth, backing vocals). Navarro was born in Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico). Niño is from Los Fresnos (Texas). Both artists met in Brownsville.{{Cite web |last=TucsonSentinel.com |last2=Otero |first2=Xavier Omar |title=For Twin Tribes, beauty is inherent in musical darkness |url=http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report//052023_twin_tribes/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=TucsonSentinel.com |language=en-US}}

The band gathers their influences from the music of the 1980s, specifically the gothic rock and post-punk genres with elements of synth pop and new wave. Mentions include The Cure and Depeche Mode.{{Cite journal |last=Leal |first=Jonathan |date=February 1, 2020 |title=“Wild Tongue: A New Record of Rio Grande Valley Expression” |url=https://rbj-ojs-utrgv.tdl.org/rbj/article/view/37 |journal=Río Bravo: A Journal of the Borderlands |language=en |volume=24 |issn=2640-9070}} They also mention influences from Rock en español, especially Latin American bands like Caifanes, Soda Stereo, and Size. Since the beginning, the band has combined the use of synthesizers like the Roland JX-3P and the Korg Poly-800, electric guitar, bass guitar, and their own vocals.

Twin Tribes has published three studio albums and one remix album

: Shadows (2018), Ceremony (2019), Altars (2021, remix album.), and Pendulum (2024). In 2023, they released two singles (Monolith, Cauldron of Thorns) in anticipation of the album Pendulum, published in 2024. This album was very well received by the specialized press, as well as the artistic video produced for the song Monolith, directed by Sultan Mars and starring dancer Nastia Gale Yavorski. The announcement of Pendulum was accompanied with the dates for a tour with dozens of concerts in North America, Latin America, and Europe.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=February 2, 2024 |title=Twin Tribes, "Pendulum" |url=https://www.idieyoudie.com/2024/02/02/twin-tribes-pendulum/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=I Die: You Die |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |last=post-punk.com |date=November 3, 2023 |title=A Dark Star Falls — Twin Tribes Debut Video for "Monolith" — Plus Announce New Album "Pendulum" |url=https://post-punk.com/a-dark-star-falls-twin-tribes-debut-video-for-monolith-plus-announce-new-album-pendulum/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Post-Punk.com |language=en-US}}

Their single "Fantasmas" received over a million views on YouTube right after its release and before the band was able to publish the official video.