Nov 05, 2021 By Caleb Campbell

Unreal City, the upcoming sophomore album from Toronto dream pop duo Twin Rains, almost was never made. After the pair’s 2016 debut Automatic Hand, the subsequent years brought new physical and mental health challenges to the band, and as band members Jay Merrow and Christine Stoesser describe, the pair were unsure if they even wanted to make another record. However, the atmospheric and reflective musings found on Unreal City prove even more essential now, in a time when they hit more viscerally than ever. More