So apparently there’s some kind of vampire movie opening this week? Yeah. Well, once you’re done with Twilight, treat yourself to some Twilight Sad, compliments of Noisemakers on Noisevox. The indie music-oriented interview and performance series hosted by John Norris this week welcomes the Glasgow band that two years seemed to come out of nowhere to land some of the most glowing praise of 2007, for their extraordinary first album Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters. The band is back with a second full-length, The Night Ahead, and they want you to know it’s no walk in the park.
“We went harsher on this record,” says Twilight Sad singer and lyricist James Graham on Noisemakers, “which is what we wanted to do. It’s definitely darker.” He goes on to explain to John Norris that topically, The Night Ahead has a lot to do with some things he’s done in the past couple of years that he’s not proud of, “my actions and how they affected other people. It reminds me of what not to be like.” He won’t explain much more than that, and since he writes “in metaphors” you may not get much from the lyrics, but it’s safe to say the new track “I Became a Prostitute” is not meant to be taken literally.
That is just one of the new songs the Twilight Sad feature in a four-song performance, captured exclusively by the Noisevox cameras, at the New York club Fontana’s – coincidentally, the very spot the band played its fourth-ever gig, one they’d just as soon forget. “There was a lot of drama at that show”, says Graham, “we got told off. We got our wrists slapped and stuff. There was only one way to go and that was up.” The return to Fontana’s was much more successful - also included in the mini-set is the moody, rousing “Made To Disappear”, “Seven Years of Letters”, one of the band’s most direct, driving songs to date, and from the Fourteen Autumns album, fan favorite “And She Would Darken The Memory.”
Comparisons between the Twilight Sad’s latest and that first album were perhaps inevitable, given the artistic impact of the debut, but they tell Norris that they don’t really see the point. Says Andy MacFarlane, the band’s guitarist who produced both records, “Everyone always compares it to the first one, which is kind of weird. They see it as this competition.” Adds Graham, “We just wanted to make another record that we were happy with. We didn’t really care about the outside world and how they would deal with it.” The outside world seems to be dealing with it just fine, and can experience it live on this week’s Noisemakers on Noisevox. Oh, and as for whether a band named The Twilight Sad ought to have a natural spot on the next Twilight soundtrack, James Graham would only say to the film’s producers, “Well, if you’re watching…”
The Twilight Sad on this week’s Noisemakers on Noisevox, the interview and performance series that since June of 2009 has been posting weekly in-depth conversations with some of the most exciting names in music, including Animal Collective, Dan Deacon, Deerhunter, Arctic Monkeys, The Thermals, YACHT, Vivian Girls, Silversun Pickups, Vampire Weekend and Japandroids. In December, Noisemakers will present a two-part countdown of the Top 20 Songs of 2009. Discover the series today at www.noisevox.org
1. Twilight Sad Interview Part 1 of 5 -
2. I Became A Prostitute LIVE -
3. And She Would Darken The Memory LIVE - 4. Made To Disappear LIVE - Company Background:
Noisevox is a online music video network launching 2009. Leading up to the sites launch, Noisevox has unveiled its first original HD series,Noisemakers on Noisevox. Appearing every Thursday on Noisevox.org, find a new substantive sit down with the most important artists in music today, from the world of indie rock and beyond; Hosted by veteran music journalist John Norris, who engages musicians in conversation about influences, inspiration, creation, and content.
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