Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters (The Twilight Sad, 2007)
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Title: Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters
Artist: The Twilight Sad
Record Label: Fat Cat
Release Year: 2007
EAN: 0600116995520
Genre: Rock/Pop
Product ID: EPID59433995
Description: The songs on this Glasgow, Scotland quartet's folk-oriented debut full-length veer musically from sensitive, Vashti Bunyan-like passages to energetic high-octane sonics, heavy on the guitars. Their lyrics, however, sung in an attractive ...
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This, perhaps, was the finest debut album of 2007.
The Twilight Sad, it seems, made inroads in the USA before anyone in the UK's elitist music press decided to take notice. This is an album where the music and lyrics connect on an emotional level and leave a gut-wrenching impression. Track 2 was the first song the band wrote together and is therefore the most poignant. Never has an accordion player left you feeling so overwrought. It has to be said that the vocalist has a distinctive singing style, which remains defiantly and proudly Scottish. Kudos to the chap for showing bravery in the first place. The lead guitarist manages to conjure up soundscapes that allude to (but never plagiarise)the sonic majesty of My Bloody Valentine coupled with the melodic post-rock of the peerless Explosions in The Sky. Meanwhile the rhythm section keep it glued together in a stoical way.
Stand out track is "And She Would Darken The Memory", a track that probably captures the band at their euphoric/emotional best.
I hope these boys make it.
The Twilight Sad, it seems, made inroads in the USA before anyone in the UK's elitist music press decided to take notice. This is an album where the music and lyrics connect on an emotional level and leave a gut-wrenching impression. Track 2 was the first song the band wrote together and is therefore the most poignant. Never has an accordion player left you feeling so overwrought. It has to be said that the vocalist has a distinctive singing style, which remains defiantly and proudly Scottish. Kudos to the chap for showing bravery in the first place. The lead guitarist manages to conjure up soundscapes that allude to (but never plagiarise)the sonic majesty of My Bloody Valentine coupled with the melodic post-rock of the peerless Explosions in The Sky. Meanwhile the rhythm section keep it glued together in a stoical way.
Stand out track is "And She Would Darken The Memory", a track that probably captures the band at their euphoric/emotional best.
I hope these boys make it.
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I didn't know much about this band, but they sounded interesting in a review so i went for it. WHat a pleasant surprise! Its hard to believe this is a debut album. TWS attack you with walls of distortion and sonic blasts but underneath it all are flowing moving tunes. the vocalist belts out a thick scottish accent which i loved and thought was very unique. this is for fans of shoegaze/grunge/alternative
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