Ben
Writer
Name, Age: Ben Twomey, Ageless
Where from?: “It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.” – Ella Fitzgerald
Family & Pets: Yes. Both.
Favorite artist: Pixies
Best label in the world: 4AD, of course!
Best concert ever: Either Mogwai at Brixton Academy or Caspian at The Garage
Top Record of 2021: ‘and the raging winds do blow’ by Where Mermaids Drown
10 Albums for the month-long-stay on the tiny island:
- “Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim” – Pixies
- “Yawn” – Bill Ryder Jones
- “Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain” – Pavement
- “Giant Steps” – Boo Radleys
- “Raise” - Swervedriver
- “Magic Potion” – Black Keys
- “Dust & Disquiet” – Caspian
- “Sondersongs” – Whale Fall
- “Parts of Speech” – Dessa
- “For Now I Am Winter” – Ólafur Arnalds
Best joke you always tell: I have two of them that I rotate:
Q. What’s invisible and smells of bananas?
A. A monkey belch.
Q. What goes “Boo”?
A. A cow with a cold.
Best Beyoncé song: That one that goes “bom-bom tsssssh!” and then is like “dooby-dooby-dooo”.
Favorite Drink: A nice beer that isn’t boring.
Most important piece of advice to tell your 20-year-old-self: “Make the most of having long hair, ‘cos it’s not sticking around forever”
