Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave (CD)
The Twilight Sad
Amoeba Review
10/27/2014
The Twilight Sad are masters of misery, plying heartbreak directly into their guitars on their stunning fourth album. “There’s a Girl in the Corner” is an epic breakup song, with James Graham’s repeating “she’s not coming back,” his Scottish brogue piercing through sheets of minor key noise. “Last January” is propulsive with a perfect layering of synths, displaying at how well The Twilight Sad have folded their recent new-wave leanings into their core noise-pop sound. The band also continue to show an uncanny ability to repurpose familiar influences like R.E.M., Joy Division and My Bloody Valentine and still come out with something fresh and enjoyable on tracks like “It Was Never the Same,” touching on these influences without being beholden to them, or letting Graham’s voice soar over a Suicide-style drum machine on the title track. The band has often been noted more for its atmospherics than hooks, but “Drown So I Can Watch” is one of their catchiest songs yet, with a relatively light, lilting melody that eases some of the downer mood. And they allow for more space on Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave than on previous albums, ending on a pair of spare, beautiful tracks. It’s the best thing they’ve done since their electrifying debut.
Track Listing
Disc 1 Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
There's A Girl In The Corner
|
The Twilight Sad | 03:50 |
2.
Last January
|
The Twilight Sad | 05:11 |
3.
I Could Give You All That You Don't Want
|
The Twilight Sad | 04:17 |
4.
It Never Was the Same
|
The Twilight Sad | 05:01 |
5.
Drown So I Can Watch
|
The Twilight Sad | 03:16 |
6.
In Nowheres
|
The Twilight Sad | 05:24 |
7.
Nobody Wants to Be Here & Nobody Wants to Leave
|
The Twilight Sad | 04:08 |
8.
Pills I Swallow
|
The Twilight Sad | 04:01 |
9.
Leave the House
|
The Twilight Sad | 04:31 |
10.
Sometimes I Wished I Could Fall Asleep
|
The Twilight Sad | 03:52 |
