[1] The duo was originally conceived as a one-off gig for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival in San Francisco.
[2] The band started performing at various venues and festivals, including McKittrick Hotel and Jam Cruise.
The album features original songs and covers from various artists, including Bee Gees and Alice in Chains, as well as Primus, Claypool's own band.
[5][6][7] The band's inspirations include jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, country musicians Johnny Horton, Jerry Reed and Vernon Dalhart, and "hillbilly music from the '30s and '40s.
[5] Duo de Twang's music has been classified as Americana,[8] bluegrass,[9] country,[10] hillbilly[8] and rock.