Twilight Sad // Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave
Not perfect but the Sad nearly hit the sweet spot on album four.
Twilight Sad // Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave
Given my love for Mogwai, Arab Strap, Delgados and all things Scottish indie, it was a given that I would like Twilight Sad. And yes, I enjoyed their first three albums but they didn%u2019t exactly set my heart afire. This does. Well, in part. From opener There's A Girl In The Corner to track six In Nowheres, this distils everything that was good about the earlier albums into something great. James Graham's thick Scottish accent and atmospheric vocals mesh with Andy MacFarlane's indie/post-punk/post-rock guitar and the strident drums of Mark Devine into something truly exciting, like a more energised Frightened Rabbit. But then the title track arrives and it's like a different session, like shoegazers Flying Saucer Attack produced by Martin Hannett, and that production ruins what may have been the best song here. Normal service is resumed with Pills I Swallow, Leave The House and Sometimes I Wished but the damage has been done. That production on the title track broke the spell.
Still, this album shouldn%u2019t be judged on one track alone. This is Twilight Sad%u2019s best LP yet and is well worth seeking out.
Pavlis (8/10)
