Totally agree with you two. You never know what song might find its audience, what song might be picked up in a playlist, how the algorithm will like it, etc. We were lucky to have two tracks featured on the Relaxing Guitar playlist, it led to a nice numbers of streams (around 100k) for the 1st one, not so much for the 2nd one.  As for the releasing strategy, we adopted a mixed approach, with 3 relatively short albums (7-10 tracks). The first one had very different songs, with a wide range of atmospheres. The second one was centered around iconic US roads, it was both a tribute to these amazing places and a nice soundtrack to drive on these roads. Finally, for our third album, we chose several tracks we made this past year that we felt had kind of a summer vibe.  These last two albums didn't get the success we were hoping for, so I guess we'll have to change something, but that's part of the game, and we're happy to keep on experimenting and trying new things !  ... View more

@ChrisPandora  Thank you very much for your feedback and very kind words ! 🙏   When The Edge is mentionned in relation to one of your song I guess you did something right 😃 (and if the Pandora algorithm wants to play the song on the U2 station we sure wouldn't be against it 😄) ... View more

Wow that's amazing ! People say the first million is the hardest, so now it's a clear & easy road ahead 😊 Huge congrats and all the best for the future ! ... View more

We just released a new album called "Kinetic Strings". As the title suggests, this one is still centered around guitar but with arrangements & mixes that aim to make you move  🕺  You could say that some tracks have more of an eletro vibe than a rock vibe, especially compared to our previous album 'Asphalt Strings'. One example is the track we'll focus on today : Try not to Dance . As the title says, turn the volume up, check out the song, and we dare you to stay completely still 😀 Thank you for giving a chance to our music and any feedback (positive or negative) is always appreciated 😊   ... View more

Great topic !  About love, I'll go with two classics: Can't help falling in love by Elvis and l'Hyme à l'amour (cover by Celine Dion from the Eiffel Tower for the Paris Olympics, it was an incredible performance) About friendship : Daylight by Shinedown and Brother by Kodaline Original track since you encouraged it 😊:  Satin Black by The Guitar Twins    ... View more

Hey guys ! I'm Philippe, one half of The Guitar Twins. We just released our first album a few weeks ago, it's called "Ten Shades of Guitar" and features 10 guitar tracks with different sounds and atmospheres: some are meant to relax, some are meant to make you dance, some are meant to bring you to a special place or a special memory. We have a complicated background and we're traveling a lot, so hard to really say where we're really from 😀  We love rock'n'roll, and basically any music which has guitar in it 😅  If I had to mention only 2 guitarists, I'd probably go with David Gilmour and Mark Knopfler. In a different universe, Rodrigo y Gabriela are doing some amazing things. We're delightedto be part of this great community ! The way Pandora gives a chance and supports under-the-radar/independent artists, with a real human touch, is unmatched amongst streaming platforms, so a big thank you to the Pandora team 🙏  Plus I started reading that thread from the beginning and it led me to a lot of nice music discoveries 😍  Happy New Year everybody and keep making great music ! 🤘🤘     ... View more

@MrRelevance Thank you so much for that comment, it means the world to us 😍 That's so cool that you picked up the guitar and teaching yourself, I'm sure you'll have an amazing journey with this instrument ! 🎸 @MariaPandora Thank you for your kind words 🙏 Very happy to be part of this community. First because, before being musicians, we're music lovers, and Pandora is great to discover new music. And also because, as I said in my first post, it's important that listeners realize that Pandora is really standing out as a music streaming service. Much more supportive to emerging artists, giving a real chance to be discovered, not promoting "fake" artists like the most popular streaming platform out there. And with a great, human team behind it. The choices you make as a listener are important, not all streaming services are equal, and those who are here definitely made the good choice 😊 ... View more

"A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman 😊 ... View more

First, two tracks where you can't control yourself, you just have to dance : the classic Can't hold us (Macklemore & co) and a classic in France but probably not in the US: Magic in the air (Magic System) Then, some good rock music with various influences: Oh Yeah by The Subways ; Wonderlust King by Gogol Bordello (gypsy punk) ; Let's bang by Shaka Ponk (French) Finally, objectively 😜 the best instrumental track you could find for this occasion, to chill and dance at the same time, by a musician genius (according to my mum 🤣😞 Candy Apple Red by The Guitar Twins  ... View more

Coming here following @MariaPandora 's suggestion that our guitar track Arctic White would be a good fit for this thread 😊 Otherwise, when it's rather cold and rainy/snowy, some Johnny Cash (American IV album especially), First Aid Kit , Mumford & Sons , or Kaleo (especially the songs in Icelandic like this one or this one ) are some of my favorites. Or some movie soundtrack, like Lord of the Rings 😍 ... View more

Thank you very much @MariaPandora for listening to our album, and your kind words and support mean a lot 🙏 We believe guitar can cater to pretty much every mood, so I'm glad "Seafoam Green" is matching your current one 🙂  "Satin Black" could be great for a date or Valentine's Day playlist maybe. "Artic White" has a clear cozy/Christmas feeling to it; I'll have a look at the thread, it's always a good idea to have some cozy songs ready when you need it ! 🙂   ... View more

Hey guys ! I'm Philippe, one half of The Guitar Twins. We just released our first album, it's called "Ten Shades of Guitar" and features 10 guitar tracks (oh really ? 🤓) with different sounds and atmospheres: some are meant to relax, some are meant to make you dance, some are meant to bring you to a special place or a special memory. We have a complicated background and we're traveling a lot, so hard to really say where we're really from 😀 We love rock'n'roll, and basically any music which has guitar in it 😅   We're happy to be part of this great community, and for those of you here who are "only" listeners, you should know that Pandora is wildly recognized amongst artists as the most supportive streaming platform for under-the-radar & independent artists. So thank you for that ! 😍 ... View more