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The Twilight Sad<\/a> have returned with a new song\u2014their first in seven years\u2014and it features the Cure<\/a>\u2019s Robert Smith<\/a> on guitar. The band\u2019s core duo of vocalist James Graham and multi-instrumentalist Andy MacFarlane also enlisted sometime live members Alex Mackay (of Mogwai<\/a>) and David Jeans for the new song, \u201cWaiting for the Phone Call<\/a>.\u201d Listen to it below, via Mogwai\u2019s Rock Action<\/a> label, and scroll down to see the band\u2019s European tour itinerary.<\/p>\n Graham said of the song in a press release: \u201c\u2018Waiting for the Phone Call\u2019 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\u2019ve always used writing as a method of processing and coping with my emotions. My emotions became a problem and I couldn\u2019t control them, writing music with Andy\u2026 especially the past seven years had been both the escape and the opportunity to process and try and make sense of life. We\u2019ve 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.\u201d<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n