Twisted Teens Announce Their Third Album of the Year

“When We First Met” leads The Holy Cross Tigers, the duo’s Sub Pop debutTwisted Teens, photo by Martin CrudoTwisted Teens are going three for three in 2026. The New Orleans duo of Caspian Hollywell and RJ Santos have announced their new album, The Holy Cross Tigers, will come out November 6 via Sub Pop, marking their debut LP for the label after publicly signing last month. The lead single, “When We First Met,” comes with a music video directed by Anthony Simpkins, in which Twisted Teens strap up for a medieval brawl. Check it out below.The Holy Cross Tigers is the band’s third album this year—following Blame the Clown, released on Chain Smoking Records in January, and Florida Water Blues, which came out on Going Underground in July—and their fourth album overall.Twisted Teens are still on the road in support of their nonstop music. The band has over a dozen concerts left opening for Kurt Vile and the Violators, followed by a headlining tour through Australia in December.Read about Blame the Clown in The Best Music of 2026 So Far.The Holy Cross Tigers:01 Stalks02 When We First Met03 Be an Angel04 Blue Rose05 I Spend My Time Crying06 Blue Flower07 I Bring08 Look in the Mirror09 Lock and Key10 Figure It Out11 Armed With a Vision12 Every Flower13 Darker the Night Is the Brighter I SeeNina Corcoran joined Pitchfork as an Associate Staff Writer in 2021 after contributing to the website since 2015. She’s written for Rolling Stone, Wired, NPR, Stereogum, and elsewhere, and was previously the music editor of alt-weekly newspaper DigBoston. She’s based in Chicago. ... Read More