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\"The<\/a>For anyone familiar with the five albums The Twilight Sad<\/a> has made to date, it would probably come as no surprise to hear their new one is a bit dark and brooding. (That\u2019s an understatement.) Indeed, the Scottish band has made despair its stock-in-trade since the very beginning, with singer James Graham repeatedly facing his demons and sadness head-on. But for It\u2019s the Long Goodbye<\/i> (Rock Action Records), he has seemingly plunged into an even deeper emotional pool, making for songs that are at times downright harrowing.<\/p>\n

The album was made while Graham watched his mother\u2019s health deteriorate from dementia before she eventually passed away in 2024, and that experience weighs heavily on the record. On the leadoff track, he sings of coming back home over a dense swirl of guitar that lends the song a heightened sense of urgency. Andy MacFarlane, Graham\u2019s songwriting partner and the only other remaining Twilight Sad principal, is responsible for creating the sonic backdrop that\u2019s able to handle the weight of these songs and even make them soar. On \u201cWaiting for the Phone Call,\u201d which is about the call no one wants to get, a mix of electronic tones and beats gives the song a pulse and keeps it from being swallowed within the wall of guitars created by MacFarlane and the band\u2019s biggest booster, The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith. For all the darkness this record contains, there\u2019s also something very radiant about it, the noise and emotional upheaval also allowing room for a resilient warmth. The Twilight Sad has long channeled suffering into brilliant art, but with this album, they\u2019ve transcended it to reveal something of the human condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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