The Twilight Sad is the debut EP by The Twilight Sad, released on 14 November 2006 on Fat Cat Records. The EP was only released in the United States.[1] Regarding its US-only release, former bassist Craig Orzel stated that "the American side of Fat Cat wanted a release to announce our arrival, so they got that. I think the UK side were, initially, more interested in albums than EPs."[2] The EP was mixed by composer and Fat Cat labelmate Max Richter.[1]
"That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy", "Last Year's Rain Didn't Fall Quite So Hard", and "And She Would Darken the Memory" also appear on the band's debut album, Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters, which followed the EP in April 2007.
[edit] Critical reception
The Twilight Sad was met with positive reviews, with Pitchfork Media reviewer Marc Hogan awarding the EP a 7.8 out of 10 rating, praising the band's "stadium anthem" technique through "lip-quivering emotion punctuated with explosions."[4] Treble zine reviewer Herbert Vigilla stated that the EP shows the band "have a knack for crafting cathartic, visceral shoegazer anthems."[6]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Andy MacFarlane and James Graham; arranged by The Twilight Sad.
[edit] Personnel
- The Twilight Sad
- James Graham – vocals
- Andy MacFarlane – guitar, accordion
- Craig Orzel – bass
- Mark Devine – drums, percussion
- Recording personnel
- The Twilight Sad – producer, mixing
- Max Richter – mixing
- David Paterson – engineer
- Pam Smith – engineer
- Alan Douches – mastering
- dlt – artwork
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b FatCat Records: Releases: The Twilight Sad
- ^ Stereokill.net Interview with Craig Orzel
- ^ "The Twilight Sad - Overview". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r932714. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ a b Hogan, Marc (7 December 2006). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: The Twilight Sad: The Twilight Sad EP". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/39839-the-twilight-sad-ep. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Katz, Dan (6 May 2007). "The Twilight Sad - The Twilight Sad (album review)". http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/11969/The-Twilight-Sad-The-Twilight-Sad-/. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Vigilla, Herbert (8 January 2007). "Treble: Album Review: The Twilight Sad - The Twilight Sad". http://www.treblezine.com/reviews/1822.html. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
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- Mark Devine
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