aaamusic | On 23, Oct 2011

 

The Twilight Sad follow the free download of ‘Kill It In The Morning’* with the release of a new single proper, ‘Sick’ on 14^th November.

 

You can hear the track here: http://stereogum.com/848871/the-twilight-sad-sick-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/

 

Both songs are taken from the forthcoming album, ‘No One Can Ever Know’ (due February 2012) marking a sonic shift for The Twilight Sad. Freshly inspired by the likes of Magazine, Caberet Voltaire, Fad Gadget, PiL and Can, a sound has developed that is reminiscent of Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails or The Cure in their imperial phases.

 

Over a splashing, rolling electronic drum pattern bright, icy synths cut to create a disconcertingly affecting backdrop to James Graham’s desolate lyric and broad brogue.

 

Overseen by Andy Weatherall in the loose role of advisor cum ‘anti-producer’, the melodic tone of the new album is largely dominated by a new keyboard/ programming-driven approach.

 

Having just completed sold out European shows with label-mates We Were Promised Jetpacks, the band embark on a UK tour November 13^th-25^th with an XFM show at the Borderline on the 21^st November. The full dates are:

 

13      Sun    DUNDEE                Doghouse

14      Mon   ABERDEEN              Café Drummonds

15      Tue    INVERNESS             Ironworks

16      Wed   EDINBURGH            Bongo Club

18      Fri     GLASGOW              Sleazys

19      Sat    PRESTON               Mad Ferret

20      Sun    YORK                   Duchess

21      Mon   LONDON                Borderline

22      Tue    OXFORD                 Jericho

23      Wed   LEICESTER              Firebug

24      Thu    HULL                   Adelphi

25      Fri     STIRLING               Tolbooth

 

*Available at http://www.thetwilightsad.com