Already flagged by the widely leaked "Kill It In The Morning" and first single, "Sick" (released on 14th November), "No One Can Ever Know" - the follow-up to The Twilight Sad's bleak breakthrough, "Forget The Night Ahead" - marks a sonic shift for the band. Freshly inspired by a listening diet of Caberet Voltaire, Liars, Magazine, Autechre, Banshees, Fad Gadget, PiL and Can, a synth-heavy sound characterizes "No One Can Ever Know".
"We wanted to be a lot more spontaneous, get outside our comfort zone - not to fall back into repeating what we've done previously", explains guitarist Andy MacFarlane. "So we moved to London for a month to record at The Pool and got Andrew Weatherall involved to bounce ideas off and to generally reassure us of the direction we were already progressing in – toward a sparser sound, with a colder, slightly militant feel."
Under the guidance of Weatherall the band experimented with vintage analogue synths - borrowed from Ben Hillier – to work on the core sounds they wanted, finding inspiration too in the distinctive production style of innovators like Martin Hannett and Conny Plank. For the first time the drums were also recorded separately, utilising a lot of synthetic effects which allowed for the easy manipulation of the sounds and samples later in the process. Lyrically, "No One Can Ever Know" finds singer James Graham on typically ominous form, delivering lightning bolts of malevolent threat. "I'll find you - don't worry" he promises on forthcoming single, "Another Bed". The Twilight Sad's most radical and anthemic moment yet, it's driving disco motorik and glacial keys pushing a dizzy emotional uplift.
Following last year's successful FatCat European jaunt and UK headline tour, The Twilight Sad have announced a whole load of UK dates for February.
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4th February - The Jam Jar, Dunfermline
9th February - Grand Ole Opry, Glasgow
10th February - Ruby Lounge, Manchester
11th February - Queen's Social Club, Sheffield
12th February - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
13th February - Fleece, Bristol
14th February - Cargo, London
15th February - Stealth, Nottingham
16th February - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
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