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9 October 2026 – Twin Temple Release Doomed Lovers and Give Satanic Doo-Wop a Thirty-Seven-Piece Orchestra
By Editorial Team - October 9, 2026
Summary
Los Angeles occult duo Twin Temple release third album Doomed Lovers via Pentagrammaton Records, recorded with a 37-piece orchestra at Sunset Sound.
Key Facts
- Twin Temple release third album Doomed Lovers today via Pentagrammaton Records.
- Produced by Shooter Jennings at Sunset Sound featuring a 37-piece live orchestra.
- Fuses 1950s doo-wop romance and Roy Orbison grandeur with gothic occult storytelling.
- Entities: Twin Temple, Alexandra James, Zachary James, Pentagrammaton Records, Shooter Jennings, Sunset Sound, Roy Orbison, The Ronettes
- Tags: twin-temple, doomed-lovers, pentagrammaton-records, doo-wop, shooter-jennings, occult-rock, los-angeles
Los Angeles duo Twin Temple release third album Doomed Lovers today through their own Pentagrammaton Records. Alexandra and Zachary James have developed one of alternative music's more unusual identities by combining the romantic arrangements of classic doo-wop with occult imagery, theatrical performances and openly rebellious lyrics.
Their latest record expands that formula considerably, incorporating a thirty-seven-piece orchestra and production from Shooter Jennings at Sunset Sound. Songs include "Doomed Lovers," "Possessed," "I Want Blood," "Love You to Death," "Haunt Me" and "Monster." The album draws inspiration from the elaborate retro rock arrangements associated with Roy Orbison and The Ronettes while exploring grief, destructive relationships and the complicated relationship between love and mortality.
Twin Temple have described the project as emerging from a particularly difficult personal period, giving its dramatic presentation an emotional foundation beyond theatrical provocation. Doomed Lovers continues that approach by combining familiar romantic melodies with themes that would probably have caused considerable alarm at a conservative 1950s radio station.