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New single 'The Room' by The Twilight Sad to be released on 29th March 2010

twilightNew single 'The Room'
b/w 'The Neightbours Can't Breathe (acoustic version) 7" vinyl/ digital formats 29th March 2010.

Beautiful but foreboding, The Room is in part inspired by Hubert Selby Jr’s (Last Exit To Brooklyn, Requiem For A Dream) second novel 'The Room' and the accompanying video - featuring David Lynch’s grand-daughter - was directed by Nicola Collins in LA, who helmed the documentary 'The End' (http://www.theendthefilm.com/).

Built around an insistent thumping drum and descending piano refrain, Andy MacFarlane’s distinctive overdriven tremolo pushes the song toward an overpowering climax, James Graham’s bruising Caledonian burr framing a subtle and unsettling lyric. My Latest Novel’s Laura McFarlane also guests on the track, playing violin.

Early versions of ‘The Room’ and b-side ‘The Neighbours Can’t Breathe’
originally appeared as ‘Untitled #27’ and ‘Untitled #28’ respectively on the 2008 compilation ‘The Twilight Sad Killed My Parents And Hit The Road’.

 

The Kilsyth quartet announce a UK tour in March and April as follows:

March
24th - London, Garage
25th - Manchester, Ruby Lounge
26th - Oxford, Jericho
27th - Sheffield, Harley
29th - Aberdeen, Moshulu
April
2nd - Glasgow ABC

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