The Twilight Sad

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Name = The Twilight Sad

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Origin = Glasgow, Scotland
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Genre = Indie rock
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Years_active = 2003–present
Label = FatCat Records
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Current_members = James Graham (vocals)
Andy MacFarlane (guitar/accordion)
Craig Orzel (bass/glockenspiel)
Mark Devine (drums)
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The Twilight Sad are an indie rock band from Kilsyth, Scotland. The band is composed of James Graham (vocals), Andy MacFarlane (guitar, accordion), Craig Orzel (bass, glockenspiel) and Mark Devine (drums). The band's debut album, "Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters", was released on FatCat Records in 2007, drawing widespread critical acclaim. [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42291-fourteen-autumns-and-fifteen-winters The Twilight Sad: Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters: Pitchfork Record Review ] ]

The band credit Planet Sound for giving them their first review, when a demo of their song "That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy" received a 9/10 rating from the magazine in 2005. Singer, James Graham, remarked "That was the first review we ever had... we were thrilled. It gave us a lot of confidence we were on the right path." [ [http://www.teletext.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/9/We+get+The+Twilight+happy.aspx Teletext Music News ] ] The debut LP was lauded as 2007's album of the year in Planet Sound and The Skinny. [ [http://www.teletext.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/8/Twilight+not+sad+at+PS.aspx Teletext Music News ] ]

The band have played with acts, such as Mogwai, The Smashing Pumpkins, Snow Patrol, Micah P. Hinson, David Pajo, Battles, Beirut and Idlewild, and share a friendship with label mates, and fellow Scots, Frightened Rabbit.

The band released the mini-album, "Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did", in June 2008.

Members

*James Graham - vocals
*Andy MacFarlane - guitar, accordion
*Craig Orzel - bass, glockenspiel
*Mark Devine - drums

Discography

Albums

*2007: "Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters"

EPs

*2006: "The Twilight Sad"
*2008: "Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did"

ingles

*2007: "That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy"
*2007: "And She Would Darken the Memory"

ide Projects

Under the name Orzelda [ [http://www.myspace.com/orzeldaorzelda Orzelda MySpace] ] , bassist Craig Orzel released a solo album, "The Wee Shop is Filled With Delights", in 2008. [http://www.winningspermparty.com/orzelda/ Album synopsis at Winning Sperm Party.]

Guitarist Andy MacFarlane composed, "The Wea-ther Is Bad" for Semicondutor's short film, "Brillant Noise", a film pieced together from archive NASA footage of the sun’s surface. [http://www.semiconductorfilms.com/WorldsInFluxDVD.html]

Singer James Graham is set to appear on the forthcoming live album from Frightened Rabbit, "Liver! Lung! FR!". Graham appears on the track "Keep Yourself Warm". [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/145372-frightened-rabbit-to-release-live-album]

External links

* [http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/artistInfo.php?id=107 The Twilight Sad] at FatCat Records
*myspace|thetwilightsad
* [http://godonnybrook.com/home/?p=868 Review] of "Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did" at The Donnybrook Writing Academy
* [http://thelineofbestfit.com/2007/05/04/qa-the-twilight-sad/ Interview] at The Line of Best Fit
* [http://www.aversion.com/bands/interviews.cfm?f_id=363 Interview] at Aversion
* [http://www.twilightsad.com/twilight-sad-lyrics.htm Lyrics]
* [http://www.latenightwallflower.com/site/2007/08/02/interview-with-the-twilight-sad/ Late Night Wallflower Interview]

References