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The Twenty Twos
12+ albums
female vocalistsindie rockindierocknew york
about
Although The Twenty Twos have existed for less than three years, the history of this distinctive New York-based four-piece is ten years in the making. For it was ten years ago that Jenny Christmas (lead vocals and guitar), Terrah Schroll (vocals and keyboards), Hannah Moorhead (bass) and Jonny Cragg (drums) arrived in New York City. Christmas grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania – a town so small that it doesn’t even have a proper name – while Schroll came from a slightly larger town in Southern Illinois. Moorhead hailed from Connecticut, and Cragg made the Atlantic crossing from his native Leeds. As children, all had one thing in common – they were gifted musicians who didn’t like to practice. Jenny studied piano before switching to saxophone and eventually guitar. Terrah and Hannah were classically trained on the piano before switching to keyboards and bass, respectively. Jonny was forced to take guitar lessons as a kid, but was given permission to pick up the drums after his parents realized that he spent more time hitting his acoustic guitar than strumming it. Fast-forward to the spring of 2002: Moorhead and Schroll met through mutual friend Tracy Bonham, and bonded after forming a hard-edged rock band with a volatile singer-songwriter. Creative differences quickly led to the band’s demise, but the partnership forged between Hannah and Terrah became the foundation for what would become The Twenty Twos. “We were determined to work together because we knew how great our
