The Twilight Sad announce new North Amercian tour

Another one of our favorite Scottish bands, The Twilight Sad are ready to bring their brooding noise-rock back to the US & Canada this Spring as they will be supporting the Japanese orchestral metal outfit, MONO.
In other band news, the boys just released a new video for their latest single, "The Room" which premiered over at the UK site, The Line Of Best Fit. The video is directed by Nicola Collins and stars David Lynch's granddaughter in the lead role.

The Twilight Sad - The Room from TLOBF.COM on Vimeo.

The Twilight Sad, North America tour dates:
07 May - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles CA
08 May - Slim's, San Francisco CA
10 May - Berbati's Pan, Portland OR
11 May - Neumo's, Seattle WA
12 May - Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver British Columbia
14 May - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City UT
15 May - Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO
17 May - The Waiting Room, Omaha NE
18 May - Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines IA
19 May - Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis MN
20 May - High Noon Saloon, Madison WI
21 May - Turner Hall, Milwaukee WI
22 May - Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL
23 May - Magic Stick, Detroit MI
24 May - Grog Shop, Cleveland OH
25 May - Brillobox, Pittsburgh PA
26 May - Lee's Palace, Toronto Ontario
27 May - La Sala Rossa, Montreal Quebec
28 May - The Middle East, Cambridge MA
29 May - Daniel Street Club, Milford CT
30 May - Bowery Ballroom, New York NY
01 Jun - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA
02 Jun - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
04 Jun - North State Sound, Durham NC
05 Jun - The Masquerade, Atlanta GA
07 Jun - Exit/In, Nashville TN
09 Jun - Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge LA
all shows with MONO

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new video: The Twilight Sad- "Seven Years of Letters"

There's been a lot of great albums coming out of Scotland this year, with new music from We Were Promised Jetpacks, There Will Be Fireworks, and The Twilight Sad all releasing new works. The latter of which releasing their sophomore LP, the dark and melodic, Forget The Night Ahead this past Sept. on Fat Cat records. The band just unveiled a new video for the album track, "'Seven Years Of Letters", which is the second single from the disc and was directed by Adam Stafford.

Twilight Sad: 'Forget the Night Ahead'

Scotland's, The Twilight Sad release their hotly anticipated sophomore album today in the U.S, with a release date of Oct. 5th in the U.K., Europe, & the rest of World. The band is well known for their brooding, emotional music, and the first two tracks that got leaked off the disc, "Reflection of the Television" and 'I Became a Prostitute" indicated an even darker turn from the band.

Here's some of what singer James Graham said about the new album, ... “We have definitely moved on from ‘Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters’, musically and lyrically. One thing that I can promise is that the lyrics are very dark, but you might have to look into them a bit to realise [that]. They are mainly based around things that have happened to me over the past two years, revolving mainly around losing people and being none too proud or happy with myself about my antics and situations I’ve found myself in.”
You can get the full album rundown track by track by Graham over at The Skinny here, and you can also stream the whole album for free over on the Fat Cat website.

new video: The Twilight Sad-"I Became a Prostitute"

Glasgow band, The Twilights Sad's sophomore full length, Forget the Night Ahead hits shores this Sept. 22nd in the U.S and Sept. 21st in the UK and Europe on Fat Cat records. So far the band has offered up previews of two of the albums new tracks, "Reflection of the Television", and the latest, "I Became a Prostitute", the discs official first single, which was also our 'Song of the Week' just last week. The band have just released a new video for the guitar heavy track, as well as adding some tour dates this September with label mates and fellow Scottish bands, Frightened Rabbit, and We Were Promised Jetpacks.



upcoming Twilight Sad tour dates:
July 09 London, England - ICA
July 12 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park
July 18 Newcastle, England - The Cluny
Sept 14 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge #
Sept 15 Boise, ID - Neurolux #
Sept 16 Seattle, WA - Neumo's #
Sept 17 Portland, OR - Dante's (Musicfest NW) #
Sept 18 San Francisco, CA - The Independent #
Sept-20 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory #
Sept 22 Tucson, AZ - Plush #
Sept 24 Austin, TX - Mohawk #
Sept 26 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree #
Sept 27 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade #
Sept 28 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder #
Sept 29 Orlando, FL - The Social #
# w/ Frightened Rabbit and We Were Promised Jetpacks

The Twilight Sad on myspace.

'Song of the Week': The Twilight Sad-"I Became a Prostitute"

The emotional noise rockers, The Twilight Sad will release their sophomore album, Forget The Night Ahead this September on Fat Cat records. A few weeks back the band had offered up a sneek peak at the new track, "Reflection of the Television", and now they have announced the forthcoming release of a brand new single "I Became Prostitute." The single comes out this Aug. 3rd and showcases the bands strengths, which is crafting dark building melancholy.
You can hear the track either over on the Fatcat site here, or over on the bands myspace.

hear new music from The Twilight Sad

Masters of melancholy, The Twilight Sad will be releasing their 2nd proper full length, Forget the Night Ahead this Sept. 21st in the UK and Europe, Sept. 22nd in the U.S. on Fat Cat records. The album will be the follow up to their brilliant 2007 debut, 'Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters'.
The band recently stopped by the folks at Fly TV to play some stripped down acoustic versions of two tracks, one of which is off the forthcoming disc, "Made to Disappear" and an older track"Walking for Two Hours", while at a stop at the Great Escape Festival. You can also take a listen to the new song "Reflection of the Television" below.


The Fly - Twilight Sad `Made To Disappear` FlyTV In The Courtyard on MUZU.


The Fly - Twilight Sad `Walking For Two Hours` FlyTV In The Courtyard on MUZU.

Reflection Of The Television - The Twilight Sad

The Twilight Sad on myspace.

Tour news from The Twilight Sad

One of the more intense live acts you'll ever see, The Twilight Sad have announced plans for a new tour of the States and Canada beginning this April. The band will be the supporting act for friends and fellow Glasgow mates, Mogwai, who they also went on tour with back in '08. The band most recently came out with their The Twilight Sad Killed My Parents and Hit The Road, which was a limited edition release that featured live and previously unreleased material, including covers of Joy Division and The Smiths.

And She Would Darken the Memor...

That Summer At Home I Had Beco...

Upcoming tour schedule:
Apr 20 Numbers with Mogwai Houston, Texas
Apr 21 Republic with Mogwai New Orleans, Louisiana
Apr 22 Workplay Theatre with Mogwai Birmingham, Alabama
Apr 23 Orange Peel with Mogwai Asheville, North Carolina
Apr 24 Cats Cradle with Mogwai Carrboro, North Carolina
Apr 25 Trocadero with Mogwai Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 27 Music Hall Of Williamsburg with Mogwai Brooklyn, NY
Apr 28 Music Hall Of Williamsburg with Mogwai Brooklyn, NY
Apr 29 Music Hall Of Williamsburg with Mogwai Brooklyn, NY
May 1 Wilbur Theatre with Mogwai Boston, Mass.
May 2 Pearl Street with Mogwai Northampton, Mass.
May 3 Metropolis with Mogwai Montreal, Quebec
May 4 Phoenix with Mogwai Toronto, Ontario
May 5 Tralf Music Hall with Mogwai Buffalo, New York
May 6 Crofoot Ballroom with Mogwai Pontiac, Michigan
May 8 Congress Theatre with Mogwai Chicago, Illinois

The Twilight Sad on myspace.

The Twilight Sad: releasing new Ltd. Edit. LP

The Twilight Sad will be coming out with a new limited edition release, The Twilight Sad Killed My Parents And Hit The Road, on the 8th of December. The new LP, which will be availabe on cd and Mp3 form, is a collection of covers, instrumentals, previously unreleased material and live tracks recorded at the ABC, Glasgow. Covers by the band include reworkings of The Smiths, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Joy Division. The release was made to help fund their recent tour in support of fellow Scottish mates, Mogwai.



track listing:

1. Walking For Two Hours
2. That Summer, At Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy
3. Untitled 28
4. Cold Days From The Birdhouse
5. And She Would Darken The Memory
6. Twenty Four Hours (Joy Division cover)
7. The Weath-er Is Bad(from the short film Brilliant Noise)
8. Half A Person (The Smiths cover)
9. Untitled 27
10. Modern Romance (Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover)
11. I Was Hoping Winter Was Over

The Twilight Sad myspace.

The Twilight Sad- new old material

Glasgow's The Twilight Sad are out with a new EP titled Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did . The new EP is a reworking of 4 tracks from the groups 2007 album ‘Fourteen Autumns, Fifteen Winters’ plus two previously unreleased tracks, a Daniel Johnston cover "Some Things Last A Long Time", and the title track "Here It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did", the latter of which was originally intended for their debut LP but didn't make the cut.
According to the group the concept for the reworking of the tracks came about from playing much different arrangements of the songs in some of their live shows from last year. Guitarist Andy MacFarlane explains "We wanted to record re-worked versions of some songs from ‘Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters’ as we felt there was another side to some of them that worked just as well as the originals. The idea came about from playing certain gigs or sessions with a more basic line-up of just fan organ, glockenspiel and percussion. We developed that sound in the recordings by plugging the fan organ through effects, adding guitars, drones, violins and experimenting with the alternate sound”.

Fans of the band need not worry, as Twilight Sad still deliver on their epic sound on the reworked tracks, giving them a new life, while on the new tracks lead singer James Graham's voice demands as much attention as ever. Fans of the band will be left happy and if your new to the material you get a glimpse of two sides of the group and the material.