Twin Flame, Maude Latour

If you’re looking for something upbeat and summery with a touch of nostalgia and romance, look no further than Maude Latour’s Twin Flame.

 

Maude Latour, 22-year-old singer-songwriter, released her highly-anticipated fourth EP earlier this summer, and she did not disappoint. Twin Flame feels like a playful yet thoughtful progression from her previous work, but it doesn’t lose the magic and charm that launched Latour into fame in the summer of 2020 after her song “One More Weekend” went viral. Each song off of Twin Flame feels like a natural addition to the previous one; almost like a puzzle coming together piece by piece until the story is complete.

 

In Twin Flame, Latour explores the complex feelings surrounding a life-changing love-at-first-sight moment that blossoms into a buddying romance. While listening, you can’t help but feel like you have experienced the same thing because Latour’s storytelling is so vivid and whimsical. Listening to Twin Flame is like stepping into a world of bright colors and fairy dust. Latour casts a spell on you with her exciting storytelling, nostalgic yet vibrant lyrics, and playful mix of 90s and early 2000s sounds.

 

What makes Latour’s discography, and Twin Flame specifically, so magnetic and energetic is her ability to capture complex feelings about love and relationships in witty yet nostalgic lyrics paired with groovy instrumentals that make you want to dance around your room all night.

 

Latour kicks things off with her title track “Twin Flame”, a catchy and upbeat track that sets the stage for her whirlwind romance. She continues with “I am not the sun” and “Minerals & Diamonds”, two psychedelic songs like nothing you have heard before.

 

I keep coming back to “I am not the sun” for the futuristic instrumentals that sound like they belong in a sci-fi film or euphoric disco, but I stay for Latour’s fearless honesty that becomes a reoccurring theme throughout Twin Flame and is present in her past work.

 

“No Rush” is more laid back and flirty with lyrics like, “She was into blue dresses, sweet kisses/ Temperamental, so vicious/ Eyeshadow, nice dishes/ Sentimental, fresh and delicious/ CDs and records, chatting with your neighbor.” A summery song perfect for a picnic or beach day with friends.

 

Latour switches things up with “Lovebomb”, my personal favorite song off of Twin Flame. In a more melancholic and introspective track, Latour explores her fears with her wistful and vulnerable lyrics: “Looking across the finish line, at the borderline/ And you're almost mine/I can feel the time go slipping by/Scared you're leaving already/Half out the door even though you just met me/ I didn't know I could feel this at 20-something.” Painfully relatable, “Lovebomb” explores the doubts that you’re worthy of love and the fear that the other person does not share your same feelings.

 

Twin Flame continues with “Heaven”, a bold and catchy recollection of what falling in love with someone feels like. Twin Flame concludes with “Lunch”, a song Latour teased her fans with for months. With “Lunch”, Latour lays all her feelings on the line and is unapologetically bold: “Oh baby, I feel like I need to know you/ Fall on my knees and show you/ Make a big deal about it/ Tell all my friends I found it.”

 

Twin Flame is short but sweet and builds upon Latour's already impressive discography. Give Twin Flame a listen for an upbeat and thrilling journey that will leave you craving more of Latour's hypnotic and nostalgic work.