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Lady Twostar are a London and Surrey based Rock Band formed in December 2023. The band's line-up consists of Andrew Johnston (Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar), Jake Sweetman (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals), Charlie Thirkettle (Bass) and Connor Morgan (Drums). A product of two previous musical ventures in IBEX (Andrew Johnston & Jake Sweetman) and Braxton Cold Snatcher (Andrew Johnston, Charlie Thirkettle & Franek Zajaczkowski), the group has been playing shows around London since May 2024.

Origins
The band's origins date back to 2018 when Andrew and Jake began to first play and write songs together. Their partnership went through several evolutions and titles between 2018 and 2023, initially named ISO Cry, with several iterations (such as Broken D & Majesty) before landing on the title IBEX, inspired by a band Freddie Mercury had joined prior to his role as Lead Singer of Queen.

The duo created music heavily inspired by Hard Rock acts of the 70's & 80's, with some tracks forming the basis of songs now performed by Lady Twostar. Despite several demo tracks being digitally released via Soundcloud and YouTube, no studio recordings were ever recorded or released.

During his time at Royal Holloway University of London, Andrew had also began to create and play music with his housemates Charles Thirkettle and Franek Zajaczkowski under the name of Braxton Cold Snatcher. Compared to IBEX, this music was more stripped back and softer in tone, inspired by acts such as Pink Floyd and Oasis.

In December 2023, Andrew, Jake and Charles formed Lady Twostar, with Connor Morgan also joining at this time. The name was derived from an IBEX track titled Lady / Two Stars.