The Twilight Sad have returned with a new song—their first in seven years—and it features the Cure’s Robert Smith on guitar. The band’s core duo of vocalist James Graham and multi-instrumentalist Andy MacFarlane also enlisted sometime live members Alex Mackay (of Mogwai) and David Jeans for the new song, “Waiting for the Phone Call.” Listen to it below, via Mogwai’s Rock Action label, and scroll down to see the band’s European tour itinerary.
Graham said of the song in a press release: “‘Waiting for the Phone Call’ is about grief, love, and mental illness. These things took over my life and I became ill. I lost the person most important to me in one of the cruellest ways. I’ve always used writing as a method of processing and coping with my emotions. My emotions became a problem and I couldn’t control them, writing music with Andy… especially the past seven years had been both the escape and the opportunity to process and try and make sense of life. We’ve all been waiting on a phone call that can change our lives at some point. This unfortunately focuses on a phone call that you never want to have.”
The Twilight Sad are now stalwart tourmates of the Cure, preparing to head back on the road with them in June and July next year for more dates in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Germany.
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The Twilight Sad:
04-12 Milan, Italy – Legend Club
04-14 Zurich, Switzerland – Bogen F
04-15 Munich, Germany – Ampere
04-16 Berlin, Germany – Gretchen
04-18 Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen
04-19 Oslo, Norway – Parkteateret
04-20 Stockholm, Sweden – Slaktkyrkan
04-22 Hamburg, Germany – Grünspan
04-23 Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivolivredenburg Pandora Hall
04-25 Cologne, Germany – Gebäude 9
04-26 Brussels, Belgium – Rotonde – Botanique
04-27 Paris, France – Le Trabendo
04-29 Bristol, England – Electric Bristol
04-30 London, England – Roundhouse
05-02 Manchester, England – New Century Hall
05-03 Newcastle upon Tyne, England – Boiler Shop
05-05 Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowlands
05-09 Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory
