Twin Temple Off Crockett Tour Over 'Satanic Imagery'
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- Charley Crockett pulled Twin Temple from his tour last week, with his agent citing 'satanic imagery' — a decision the duo confirmed through both their former agent and an apologetic note from a venue promoter.
- Twin Temple announced their new album Doomed Lovers, produced by Shooter Jennings (who also produces Crockett's recent records), due October 9, with songs and styling pitched toward Patsy Cline-era country.
- Jack White offered Twin Temple an opening slot at an upcoming Los Angeles show in September after the controversy broke — a boost the duo now has to balance against an existing radius clause.
- Alexandra James confirmed in the interview that the duo identify as Satanists, describing Satan as 'the original outlaw' and tying the symbolism to her outsider experience growing up mixed-race in America.
- Twin Temple are already committed to touring with Glenn Danzig later this summer, including an Anaheim date on Sept. 26 that has a radius clause potentially complicating White's offer.
- The duo said they aren't feuding with Crockett and still respect his records, framing the removal as a missed chance for music 'to bring people from different backgrounds together.'
Why it matters: The Crockett removal cost Twin Temple one opening slot but delivered immediate mainstream leverage: Jack White's counter-offer and their *Doomed Lovers* rollout landed in the same news cycle, while Alexandra James explicitly tied the 'satanic imagery' criticism to outsider identity — surfacing a fault line between traditional country's gatekeepers and outsider artistic expression that the duo argues could have been bridged.
