Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave
Fat Cat
2014
Rating: 7 invisible nets out of 10
Is it weird that a big part of the reason I like the Twilight Sad so much is because the singer's Scottish accent is as strong as it is even when he's singing? The same was true with Arab Strap. No idea why I find that so fascinating and/or appealing, but I do. I would be hard pressed to spot many differences between all of the records these cats have put out, but I do know pretty much every time I hear their take on morose, dynamic indie pop I always enjoy it, or as much as you can enjoy music that feels so depressing. Somehow they actually sound like the weather of Northern Britain, if that makes sense. It probably doesn't. This record does sound a little more "eighties" for a lack of a more succinct term, and not nearly as heavy on the quiet/loud/quiet crutch as their earlier material. Are they just maturing as song writers? I dunno, but it still sounds good, and it's not all that different really. I doubt any long-time fans heard this and got mad.
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