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| MC = (78/100)<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/no-one-can-ever-know |title=No One Can Ever Know by The Twilight Sad |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CNET Networks, Inc |accessdate=6 February 2012}}</ref>
| MC = (78/100)<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/no-one-can-ever-know |title=No One Can Ever Know by The Twilight Sad |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CNET Networks, Inc |accessdate=6 February 2012}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[Absolute Punk]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1Score = (7.5/10)<ref name="FM">http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2624112</ref>
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}} <ref>http://allmusic.com/album/no-one-can-ever-know-r2358875</ref>
| rev2 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev2 = [[BBC]]
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|rev2Score = (very favourable)<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |first=Darren |last=Loucaides |title=BBC - Music - Review of The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gdzb |date=23 January 2012 |accessdate=1 February 2012}}</ref>
| rev2Score = (3.5/5) <ref>http://allmusic.com/album/no-one-can-ever-know-r2358875</ref>
| rev3 = [[Alternative Press]]
| rev3 = [[Contactmusic.com]]
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|rev3Score = (8/10)<ref name="Contact">{{cite web |first=Dom |last=Gourlay |title=The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know Album Review |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/album-review/the-twilight-sad-no-one-can-ever-know |accessdate=1 February 2012}}</ref>
| rev3Score = (3.5/5) <br /><em>(March 2012, p.99)</em>
| rev4 = [[The AV Club]]
| rev4 = [[Drowned in Sound]]
|rev4Score = (8/10)<ref name="DiS">{{cite web |first=Jazz |last=Monroe |title=The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know / Release |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16737/reviews/4144411 |publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]] |date=31 January 2012 |accessdate=1 February 2012}}</ref>
| rev4Score = (B+) <ref>http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-twilight-sad-no-one-can-ever-know,68895/</ref>
| rev5 = [[BBC]]
| rev5 = [[musicOMH]]
|rev5Score = (very favourable)<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |first=Darren |last=Loucaides |title=BBC - Music - Review of The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gdzb |date=23 January 2012 |accessdate=1 February 2012}}</ref>
|rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="MOMH">{{cite web |first=Martyn |last=Young |title=The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know - album reviews |url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/twilight-sad-2_0112.htm |date=January 2012 |accessdate=3 February 2012}}</ref>
| rev6 = [[Contactmusic.com]]
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
|rev6Score = (8/10)<ref name="Contact">{{cite web |first=Dom |last=Gourlay |title=The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know Album Review |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/album-review/the-twilight-sad-no-one-can-ever-know |accessdate=1 February 2012}}</ref>
|rev6Score = (5/10)<ref name="NME">{{cite web |first=Jamie |last=Crossan |title=NME Reviews - The Twilight Sad - 'No One Can Ever Know' |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-twilight-sad/12682 |date=6 February 2012 |accessdate=6 February 2012}}</ref>
| rev7 = [[Drowned in Sound]]
| rev7 = [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]
|rev7Score = (8/10)<ref name="DiS">{{cite web |first=Jazz |last=Monroe |title=The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know / Release |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16737/reviews/4144411 |publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]] |date=31 January 2012 |accessdate=1 February 2012}}</ref>
|rev7Score = (7.4/10)<ref name="PM">{{cite web |first=Ian |last=Cohen |title=The Twilight Sad: No One Can Ever Know - Album Reviews |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16189-no-one-can-ever-know/ |date=2 February 2012 |accessdate=2 February 2012}}</ref>
| rev8 = [[Filter Magazine]]
| rev8 = Pop 'stache
|rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popstache.com/album-review/the-twilight-sad-no-one-can-ever-know/|title=The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know Album Review for Pop 'stache|}}</ref>
|rev8Score = (77%)<ref name="FM">http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/reviews/entry/the_twilight_sad1</ref>
| rev9 = [[musicOMH]]
| rev9 = [[The Music Service|The Music Service]]
|rev9Score = (4/5)<ref name="MOMH">{{cite web |first=Martyn |last=Young |title=The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know - album reviews |url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/twilight-sad-2_0112.htm |date=January 2012 |accessdate=3 February 2012}}</ref>
|rev9Score = (8/10)<ref>{{cite web |first=John |last=Service |title=Album Review: The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know|url=http://themusicservice.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/album-review-the-twilight-sad-no-one-can-ever-know/ |date=7 February 2012 |accessdate=7 February 2012}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[NME]]''
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|rev10Score = (5/10)<ref name="NME">{{cite web |first=Jamie |last=Crossan |title=NME Reviews - The Twilight Sad - 'No One Can Ever Know' |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-twilight-sad/12682 |date=6 February 2012 |accessdate=6 February 2012}}</ref>
| rev11 = [[No Ripcord]]
|rev11Score = (8/10)<ref name="NR">url=http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/twilight-sad/no-one-can-ever-know</ref>
| rev12 = [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]
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|rev12Score = (7.4/10)<ref name="PM">{{cite web |first=Ian |last=Cohen |title=The Twilight Sad: No One Can Ever Know - Album Reviews |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16189-no-one-can-ever-know/ |date=2 February 2012 |accessdate=2 February 2012}}</ref>
| rev13 = [[Pop Matters]]
|rev13Score = (7/10)<ref name="PopM">http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/153612-the-twilight-sad-no-one-can-ever-know/</ref>
| rev14 = [[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]
|rev14Score = (4/5)<br /><em>(March 2012, p.101)<em>
}}
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Revision as of 21:42, 12 February 2012

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No One Can Ever Know is the third studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad, released by Fat Cat Records on 6 February 2012 in the UK, and a day later in the US.[1] The album was produced by the band with assistance and advice from producer Andrew Weatherall, who helped the band in experimenting with analog synthesizers.[2] No One Can Ever Know marks a shift in the band's "wall of sound" approach towards a darker, more industrial-influenced sound. Guitarist Andy MacFarlane describes the album's sound as "sparser... with a colder, slightly militant feel,"[2] inspired by artists such as Cabaret Voltaire, Public Image Ltd, Can, Liars, Autechre, and Magazine.[3]

The album follows over two years since their previous full-length Forget the Night Ahead in September 2009, and the EP release The Wrong Car in September 2010. The band released a new song, the album's closing track "Kill It in the Morning", for free on their new website and SoundCloud page on 21 September 2011. The first proper single from the album, "Sick", was made available as a 7" vinyl single and digital download on 14 November 2011.[4] The album's second single, "Another Bed", follows the album on 20 February 2012 as a limited edition, hand-stamped and numbered 7" single (limited to 200 copies)[5] and digital download.[6]

Background and recording

While on tour with Errors in October 2010, vocalist James Graham stated in an interview with blog Peenko that "the next [album] is not going to be anything like the first two. [...] The wall of sound is kinda gone. Andy [MacFarlane]'s demos involve a lot of keyboards, and it's a lot more considered." Additional musician Martin "Dok" Doherty also stated that "the band who make the same record over and over don't have a very long career... It's much stronger to make the record you want to make at the time than to try and pander to the people who already listen to your band."[7] The band relocated to London to begin recording the new album in January 2011, where they received production help from Andrew Weatherall. In an interview with The Journal, Graham stated that Weatherall was initially slated to produce the album, but instead provided the band with assistance throughout the recording process and gave the band reassurance in their direction.[8] The Twilight Sad also borrowed vintage analog synthesizers from producer Ben Hillier and Tape Studios in Edinburgh, which provide the core sounds on No One Can Ever Know.[9]

In late January 2012, an exclusive interview with James Graham by webzine This Is Fake DIY appeared online, with Graham providing details for each song on the album.[10] Graham stated that the tracks "Dead City" and "Kill It in the Morning" came from the same demo sessions, which were the last tracks written for the album. "Sick", "Not Sleeping", "Don't Move", and "Don't Look at Me" were among the first songs written for the album, with the latter two acting as a two-part narrative.[10] "Another Bed" was the very first song the band wrote, following the recording of previous album Forget the Night Ahead. The song caused debate among the band, as it was initially intended to be a B-side. Graham elaborated, "Sometimes a song that you don't think will be on the album turns into something completely different when you record it in the studio... It's probably the closest thing we've ever had to a proper single, although this album is meant to be listened to as a whole and 'Another Bed' is a chapter in the overall theme of the record. It's strange how a song that wasn't going to be on the album is now a single, that's just the way things work out sometimes. I'm glad we decided to have it on the record."[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(78/100)[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [12]
BBC(very favourable)[13]
Contactmusic.com(8/10)[14]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[15]
musicOMH[16]
NME(5/10)[17]
Pitchfork(7.4/10)[18]
Pop 'stache[19]
The Music Service(8/10)[20]

In an early preview album review, online website The Blue Walrus noted comparisons to Manic Street Preachers' The Holy Bible and Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral, and finalised that "Some people may think that they know what to expect with a new Twilight Sad record, but if you thought you knew this band, you're in for the shock of your life. This is going to turn heads come early February, make no mistake."[21] Drowned in Sound praised the album as "a third consecutive triumph... one that's best appreciated with uneasy moonlight and sandpaper-on-brain loudness."[15] London based entertainment website London24 awarded the album four stars, and called the album "taut, sparse, ominous and occasionally threatening - in the best and most evocative sense."[22]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy MacFarlane (music) and James Graham (lyrics)

No.TitleLength
1."Alphabet"4:26
2."Dead City"6:25
3."Sick"4:23
4."Don't Move"3:20
5."Nil"5:18
6."Don't Look at Me"4:09
7."Not Sleeping"5:11
8."Another Bed"4:39
9."Kill It in the Morning"5:53

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalogue # Notes
United Kingdom 6 February 2012 Fat Cat Records CD, LP, limited 2LP FATCD98; FATLP98; FATLP98LTD Limited 2LP on heavyweight vinyl
United States[23] February 7, 2012 CD, LP FATCD98; FATLP98
Worldwide 6 February 2012 LP (clear vinyl) FATLP98 Available exclusively from the band's webstore

Credits

Musicians

The Twilight Sad
  • James Graham – vocals, lyrics
  • Andy MacFarlane – guitars, compositions
  • Mark Devine – drums, programming

Production

Recording personnel
  • The Twilight Sad – producer
  • Andrew Weatherall – production assistance
  • Jim Anderson – engineer, mixing, additional production
  • Tobin Jones – assistant engineer
  • Joseph Rogers – assistant engineer
  • Alan Douches – mastering (at West West Side Music)

Artwork

  • DLT – artwork

References

  1. ^ "FatCat Records : News - The Twilight Sad Interview with The Journal". 6 December 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b Martin, Andrew (14 November 2011). "Twilight Sad Releasing New LP, 'No One Can Ever Know,' In February". Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. ^ "The Twilight Sad Set To Release New Album 'No One Can Ever Know' On 7 February, Playing SXSW". 14 November 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  4. ^ "FatCat Records: News - The Twilight Sad break their silence! New Album Announced, Free Track 'Kill It In The Morning'". 21 September 2011. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ^ "Twilight Sad to Release New Single "Another Bed" February 20". 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  6. ^ "TotallyVivid: The Twilight Sad - Another Bed". 28 November 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Peenko: An Interview with: The Twilight Sad". 15 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2011. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  8. ^ Brine, Harris (30 November 2011). "Twilight Sad". Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  9. ^ Abrams, Jonny (3 November 2011). "ROCKSUCKER: Interview: The Twilight Sad". Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  10. ^ a b c "Listen: The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know". 30 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  11. ^ "No One Can Ever Know by The Twilight Sad". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  12. ^ http://allmusic.com/album/no-one-can-ever-know-r2358875
  13. ^ Loucaides, Darren (23 January 2012). "BBC - Music - Review of The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know". Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  14. ^ Gourlay, Dom. "The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know Album Review". Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  15. ^ a b Monroe, Jazz (31 January 2012). "The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know / Release". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  16. ^ Young, Martyn (January 2012). "The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know - album reviews". Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  17. ^ Crossan, Jamie (6 February 2012). "NME Reviews - The Twilight Sad - 'No One Can Ever Know'". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  18. ^ Cohen, Ian (2 February 2012). "The Twilight Sad: No One Can Ever Know - Album Reviews". Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  19. ^ "The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know Album Review for Pop 'stache". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  20. ^ Service, John (7 February 2012). "Album Review: The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know". Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  21. ^ "First Listen: The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know". 20 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  22. ^ Moore, Stephen (6 February 2012). "Album review: The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  23. ^ "ADA Music - Release - No One Can Ever Know". Retrieved 23 December 2011.
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