Ricky Twotins Celebrates the Joy of Creation with “Out With The Boys”

Norwich-based experimental songwriter Ricky Twotins returned on August 13 with “Out With The Boys,” the fifth track from his forthcoming album, “Those Were The Days.” The single captures an especially enjoyable moment in Twotins’ creative journey, emerging from a recording process where everything simply seemed to fall into place.

Created from his living room setup using DAWs, keyboards and guitars, “Out With The Boys” reflects an artist who has learned not to rush the process. Twotins describes making the track as fluid, effortless and, above all, fun. That experience ultimately convinced him to choose it as a single.

Twotins brings an unusually broad background to his music. Born in Hammersmith, London, and raised across Belgium, India, Switzerland and Nigeria, he later became closely associated with the New Traveller community and the Free Party Scene of the 80s and 90s. His musical beginnings stretch back to busking around Europe and playing in Irish Trad bands as a teenager.

After more than two decades away from producing music, Twotins returned to the process in September last year. His current work brings together guitar-driven songwriting, electronic production, personal ideas and social commentary, with influences extending across techno, trance, hardcore, house and beyond.

That creative openness has already inspired deeper attention. A UEA student recently wrote a thesis examining themes within his track “Nothing To See Here,” revealing interpretations Twotins had not consciously considered while writing it.

Yet his own definition of success remains refreshingly modest. For Ricky Twotins, having even one person genuinely appreciate one track is already “a grand grand affair.” “Out With The Boys” feels like a fitting expression of that philosophy, created for the simple pleasure of making music and sharing it.