Jagwar Twin

Roy English helms the solo endeavor known as Jagwar Twin after building experience as a producer, songwriter, and vocalist across alternative rock and EDM. The 2018 album Subject to Flooding presented his work under that name as a restrained yet hopeful blend of pop and R&B driven by hip-hop beats and gospel-style choral backing. More layered yet melody-driven pop and soul textures defined the 2022 release 33, while the Wonka-inspired single “Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)” arrived in 2023. Conspiracy-themed “The Watchers” followed in 2024.

Born Brandon Roy Wronski in Los Angeles, English first gained attention as frontman of Eye Alaska, the ambitious cinematic alternative outfit that issued an EP and full-length on Fearless Records in the late 2000s. Once that group disbanded, he connected with producer Jeff Bhasker, who urged him to keep creating. Following the collapse of an unfruitful label contract, English secured a publishing agreement with Sony/ATV Music in 2014 and lent production support to Lana Del Rey’s “I Can Fly.” Solo output began surfacing in 2015, highlighted by his appearance on Swedish DJ Alesso’s “Cool,” which reached the U.K. singles chart’s Top Ten and resonated widely on dance floors.

English then issued the further hit “Tongue Tied July” alongside Michael Brun; the EP I’m Not Here, Pt. 1 surfaced in 2016 and preceded additional standalone tracks. He launched the Jagwar Twin project in 2018 via “Loser,” a track celebrating individual strength, which appeared on debut full-length Subject to Flooding with input from Bhasker plus Travis Barker and S1. Return came in 2022 through sophomore set 33, produced by Matthew Pauling and featuring the singles “Happy Face,” “I Like to Party,” and “Down to You” along with little luna on “Pay Attention.” December 2023 brought the Wonka film tie-in “Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa),” while 2024 yielded the lovelytheband collaboration “tomorrow [ANGLE OF ETERNITY]” and the Rockwell-sampling “The Watchers.”