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Kilsyth, Glasgow, United Kingdom (2003 – present)
The Twilight Sad are an indie rock band from Kilsyth, Scotland formed in late 2003. The band is composed of James Alexander Graham (vocals), Andy MacFarlane (guitar/keyboards) and Mark Devine (drums). They have released three full-length albums: Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters (2007), Forget the Night Ahead (2009) and No One Can Ever Know (2012).
Where their debut album mixed post-rock and post-punk with heavily delayed shoegaze guitars and folk elements, their second album is more influenced by early krautrock. The band experienced a stylistic shift on their third album that replaced the wall of sound with analog synths in a new wave style.
The band started up by playing a couple of gigs at the 13th Note in Glasgow, creating half hour-long pieces of music using guitars, bass, drums, theremin, tape loops from films and old folk/country songs, effects pedals, toy keyboards, thumb pianos, saws, computer games, and a lot of noise, in an attempt to try and discover a sound they could call their own and continue to develop. After these two shows, they rejected many gig offers, and became a more reclusive unit, spending any spare time they had in the studio focused on writing and sculpting away at new material.
The band started up by playing a couple of gigs at the 13th Note in Glasgow, creating half hour-long pieces of music using guitars, bass, drums, theremin, tape loops from films and old folk/country songs, effects pedals, toy keyboards, thumb pianos, saws, computer games, and a lot of noise, in an attempt to try and discover a sound they could call their own and continue to develop. After these two shows, they rejected many gig offers, and became a more reclusive unit, spending any spare time they had in the studio focused on writing and sculpting away at new material.
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vrennatic wrote:
Nil is probably the best post-punk song since like 1988. And the whole record turned out to be a very pleasant surprise.
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lostcontact wrote:
AW HELL YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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pecusita wrote:
ATTENTION: I have a very important inquiry! Which one do you think is the best driving post-punk track on No One Can Ever Know: Dead City, Don't Move or Don't Look At Me? I was just discussion this with myself but I'm stuck on a deadlock.
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raftsman wrote:
I've never heard such a strong scottish accent
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P_cell wrote:
New album is wonderful, eerie.
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soffysoffy wrote:
oh..his amazing voice...♡♥
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RAngelgrinder wrote:
@graemebaty: I'm dying to hear it live too. Although I love the sound of the actual album, I think the songs sound quite different when played live. Just get on with a european tour already and swing by Denmark or Sweden!
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Silpheone wrote:
No One Can Ever Know: 9/10 stars
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Brookin wrote:
New album is my current fave - Nil = ♥
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pecusita wrote:
Check out this video diary from their last tour http://vimeo.com/35283510 it will answer the very important question: how would Little Mermaid's lobster sound if he was Scottish? While leaving other questions open like did the cat survive the exorcism?
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Clockstopper wrote:
im loving this new album on first listen!
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YellowEagle wrote:
New album owns. End of story.
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graemebaty wrote:
Think I need to hear the new lp live. Not enough FEEEEDBACK for my liking lol
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R_i_C_h_Y wrote:
Jamie Crossan is a daft prick. NME should sack the little fucker....
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StormandStatic wrote:
IT CHANGED I DON'T LIKE CHANGE Jk I love it.
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forablueguitar wrote:
I saw them live last night. They played nearly all the album I think. Now it's just landed in my inbox. It sounds absolutely amazing. See them live to appreciate the songs even more.
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snowy657 wrote:
After 3 or 4 plays you'll start appreciating just how good this new album is!
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TheHopperKiller wrote:
love the new album !
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fastlane01 wrote:
well I for one do like it
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zabaihutka wrote:
not sure if i like the new album or i'm just listening to it for the accent
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The Twilight Sad
The Echo, Los Angeles CA, United States
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- Mar 5 The Twilight Sad The Casbah, San Diego CA, United States
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The Twilight Sad
The Blank Club, San Jose CA, United States
2 going
News
Emo's Austin TX
29 May 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/thetwilightsad
WE ARE PLAYING A HEADLINE SHOW AT EMO'S IN
AUSTIN, TEXAS ON THE 11TH OF JUNE
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Ekko-Utrecht added The Twilight Sad to the lineup of The Twilight Sad at EKKO. 1 hour ago
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rotown added The Twilight Sad to the lineup of The Twilight Sad at Rotown. 3 hours ago
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P_cell wrote about The Twilight Sad – Forget the Night Ahead in Record Collection. yesterday evening
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