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Headliner
The Twilight Sad Last time in Edinburgh: 8 months ago

Venue

Usher Hall

Lothiam Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA, Edinburgh, UK

www.usherhall.co.uk

Capacity: 2,200

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Doors open: 19:00

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The Twilight Sad biography

The Twilight Sad are a Scottish post-punk indie rock band who formed in 2003 and consists of James Graham, Andy MacFarlane and Mark Devine.

The origins of their name come from a line in The War Poems by British poet Wilfred Owen, which reads "Sleep mothered them; and left the twilight sad." MacFarlane and Graham formed the band after meeting in high school whilst original member Craig Ozrel was invited to become a member after a chance encounter at a bus stop. They have cited artists such as Daniel Johnston, Serge Gainsbourg, Phil Spector, Arab Strap, and Leonard Cohen as major influences to their indie/folk sound.

They released their first album as a group in 2007 and it was titled 'Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters'. It was produced by guitarist Andy MacFarlane and mixed by Peter Katis, with the whole album being recorded from start to finish in just three days. The collection features some of the band's earliest works and writing. It was not a chart success in any sense yet it was hailed by critics and gained the band notoriety and attention. The following albums have all slowly increased their chart position as the trio's reputation has grown. 'Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave' which was released in 2014 peaked at #51 on the UK Album Charts.

'Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave' holds an impressive score of 82/100 on MetaCritic after receiving rave reviews from publications including Q Magazine, Clash and Drowned In Sound. With huge acclaim and a growing fan base, the band have enjoyed touring their melancholic tones around the world, they recently performed their debut album in its entirety during special dates at Rough Trade in New York.

Live reviews

Scottish indie band The Twilight Sad performed at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, in 2012. At the beginning of "Kill it in the Morning", the bass pounds like an intense soundtrack to a grisly horror film. An eerie, shrill, ear splitting guitar comes along and it's lights out until the drums kick in.

The intensity of the show is something The Twilight Sad is well known for. Not just dark noise, The Twilight Sad write songs that embrace many influences. 80s goth despair, pounding 90s industrial, catchy synth, grinding guitars, a little bit of folk, and spot on vocals are probably why James Graham himself admits he doesn't know where the band stands in the music scene.

Flashing strobe lights offer short glimpses of the band members in an otherwise pitch black venue. The Twilight Sad aren't for the light-hearted. The band often described as sad has the album titles to corroborate. "Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters", "No One Can Ever Know", and even a compilation titled, "Killed My Parents and Hit the Road" fill their catalog.

Anyone finding themselves feeling downtrodden and curious are in luck, as "Kill it in the Morning" has been offered as a free track since 2011.

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