New Video: Twin Temple Shares Soulful and Yearning “Haunt Me”

Acclaimed Los Angeles-based duo Twin Temple — married couple Alexandra and Zachary James — released their Shooter Jennings-produced third album Doomed Lovers through their own Pentagrammation Records back in October.

Recorded at Hollywood-based Sunset Sound‘s iconic Studio 3, Doomed Lovers marks the duo’s boldest chapter to date. Born from one of the darkest periods of their personal lives, Doomed Lovers is reportedly their most intimate and emotionally revealing work to date. Expanding upon the cinematic scope of the sound that has won them acclaim while remaining rooted in the timeless sound and traditions of early rock ‘n’ roll, the album is their most ambitious and fully realized artistic statement so far. The album continues the band’s commitment to analog recording while expanding upon their sound with lush orchestral arrangements performed by a 37-member orchestra. Yes, 37!

“We poured everything into this new record that we made with Shooter,” says the acclaimed and controversial duo. “We wanted to push ourselves creatively and expand the production further than we have before, drawing inspiration from the lush orchestral productions of Roy Orbison, The Ronettes, and The Shangri-Las, and added in some Countrypolitan flair. We brought in some incredible musicians like Matt Chamberlain and Jay Bellerose, and a 37-piece orchestra. We wanted to make something as beautiful as we possibly could – of course with our dark spin on things.”

The truth is, this album was made during one of the darkest periods of our lives. We had been struggling with grief, health issues, addiction, and depression. But day by day, going into Sunset Sound, making music with incredible people who believed in us, and being surrounded by that creativity slowly brought us back to life. We started smiling and laughing again. I was becoming alive again. It connected us to why we fell in love with music in the first place and became our most personal album yet.”

The album includes the breathtaking gorgeous, album title track “Doomed Lovers,” “Nothing Matters” and “Haunt Me.” “Haunt Me” is a decidedly twangy, Wall of Sound-meets-Sun Records-like tune with a subtle node to gospel that should remind the listener that country’s iconic period is heavily indebted to gospel, the blues and a early rock ‘n’ roll. That’s right, think of some of those early Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Chuck Berry albums — but rooted in a confusing, paradoxical mix of dread, jealousy, fear and longing that feels lived-in and deeply experienced. 

“‘Haunt Me’ is a gothic love song about fear, obsession, dread and jealousy with nods to classic American gospel, 1960s rock n roll and the blues,” the duo explain. “It romanticizes the terrifying nightmares your lover brings, and the paradox of never wanting them to stop haunting you.”

Featuring live footage of the band performing on hand-developed Super 8 film while the band was on tour back in September, the accompanying video for “Haunt Me” was shot, edited and directed by Dante Capone.

The band will be embarking on a Winter 2027 tour. The tour includes a March 4, 2027 stop at Webster Hall. Check out the rest of the tour dates below. 

Tour Dates [Tickets]:

02/19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Grand at the Complex

02/21 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

02/23 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown

02/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre

02/26 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall

02/27 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall

02/28 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre

03/02 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House

03/03 – Buffalo, NY @ Electric City

03/04 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall

03/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

03/07 – Boston, MA @ Royale

03/09 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

03/10 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel

03/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse

03/13 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall

03/14 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk

03/16 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace

03/19 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park

03/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

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