Clare sibling duo Twin Headed Wolf have announced their debut album Altarwise with the release of the project’s lead single ‘The Black Keys’.

“Branwen liked to take apart pianos,” said the band of the track. “The twins wrote this song in the rain after the NCAD Valentines Ball while wearing their mothers’ dresses from the 80’s. The song fell out of their mouths.”

Hailing from Lahinch, the duo have been honing their craft for years, with some of the material on Altarwise dating back to 2013.

“The album is a collection of windows into the worlds of songs,” continued a statement. “The themes surround experimental darkness lifted by ethereal blood harmonies and a host of sounds and whirring experiments that cannot be discerned or divorced from the ritual of each song.

“Indeed, one might think they hear anything from bones to bicycles to saws to clay pots or strange objects that have been given a musical voice, but all are effortlessly woven into the greater whole of the song.”

250 limited edition Altarwise vinyl will be available upon the project's  release on February 29, 2024. It will also be, according to the band, the only official Twin Headed Wolf LP.