No One Can Ever Know

No One Can Ever Know
Studio album by The Twilight Sad
Released February 6, 2012 (2012-02-06)
Recorded The Pool, London
January – March 2011
Genre Indie rock
Language English
Label Fat Cat
Producer The Twilight Sad
The Twilight Sad chronology
The Wrong Car
(2010)		 No One Can Ever Know
(2012)
Singles from No One Can Ever Know
  1. "Sick"
    Released: November 14, 2011
  2. "Another Bed"
    Released: February 20, 2012

No One Can Ever Know is the third studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad, set for release by Fat Cat Records on February 6, 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 September 21, 2011. The first proper single from the album, "Sick", was made available as a 7" vinyl single and digital download on November 14, 2011.[4] The album's second single, "Another Bed", follows the album on February 20, 2012 as a 7" single and digital download.[5]

Contents

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."[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

Critical reception

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."[9]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Andy MacFarlane (music) and James Graham (lyrics). 

No. Title Length
1. "Alphabet"   4:22
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 #
United Kingdom February 6, 2012 Fat Cat Records CD, LP, limited LP FATCD98; FATLP98; FATLP98LTD
United States[10] February 7, 2012 CD FATCD98
February 21, 2012 LP FATLP98

Credits

Musicians

The Twilight Sad

Production

Recording personnel

References

  1. ^ "FatCat Records : News - The Twilight Sad Interview with The Journal". 6 December 2011. http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/news.php?id=2103. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Martin, Andrew (14 November 2011). "Twilight Sad Releasing New LP, 'No One Can Ever Know,' In February". http://www.prefixmag.com/news/twilight-sad-releasing-new-lp-no-one-will-ever-kno/58638/. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  3. ^ "The Twilight Sad Set To Release New Album 'No One Can Ever Know' On February 7, Playing SXSW". 14 November 2011. http://theaudioperv.com/2011/11/14/the-twilight-sad-set-to-release-new-album-%E2%80%98no-one-will-ever-know%E2%80%99-on-february-7-playing-sxsw/. 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. 
  5. ^ "TotallyVivid: The Twilight Sad - Another Bed". 28 November 2011. http://www.totallyvivid.com/2011/11/twilight-sad-another-bed.html. Retrieved 23 December 2011. 
  6. ^ "Peenko: An Interview with: The Twilight Sad". 15 October 2010. http://peenko.blogspot.com/2010/10/interview-with-twilight-sad.html. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  7. ^ Brine, Harris (30 November 2011). "Twilight Sad". http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/8369-twilight-sad. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  8. ^ Abrams, Jonny (3 November 2011). "ROCKSUCKER: Interview: The Twilight Sad". http://jonnyabrams.blogspot.com/2011/11/interview-twilight-sad.html. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  9. ^ "First Listen: The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know". 20 December 2011. http://www.thebluewalrus.com/2011/12/20/first-listen-twilight-sad-no-one-can-ever-kno/. Retrieved 23 December 2011. 
  10. ^ "ADA Music - Release - No One Can Ever Know". http://ada-music.com/release?id=adarelease189314040&config=adarconfig189318321. Retrieved 23 December 2011. 
The Twilight Sad
James Graham  · Andy MacFarlane  · Mark Devine
Craig Orzel
Studio albums
Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters (2007)  · Forget the Night Ahead (2009)  · No One Can Ever Know (2012)
Singles
EPs
Compilations
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