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Track Listings
1 | Cold Days from the Birdhouse |
2 | That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy |
3 | Walking for Two Hours |
4 | Last Year's Rain Didn't Fall Quite So Hard |
5 | Medley: Talking with Fireworks/Here, It Never Snowed |
6 | Mapped By What Surrounded Them |
7 | And She Would Darken the Memory |
8 | I'm Taking the Train Home |
9 | Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters |
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The Ambitious debut album from Scotland's Twilight Sad lives up to the promise of last years acclaimed eponymous EP. FOURTEEN AUTUMS AND FIFTEEN WINTERS produced by Peter Katis, adds an epic scope to the band's already-evident focus on sonically detailed, emotive and eloquent songs.
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Through a wash of shimmering, overdriven guitars and thunderous drums, a thickly accented Glaswegian voice rises and falls across a soundscape of sweeping expanse. And so goes the Twilight Sad's full-length debut, Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters, nine songs of ambitious scope and widescreen proportions. Each track is a mini-epic right down to its ornate title, like the blazing, blaring "Talking with Fireworks / Here, It Never Snowed," and "That Summer, At Home I Had Become The Invisible Boy," an evocative and affecting account of adolescent romantic bewilderment. The band's nearly overwhelming wall of sound means there's no shortage of aural stimulus to fill up the listener's ears, but penetrate the surface of this circuitous and clamorous record, and you'll find the Twilight Sad are concealing bewitching songs underneath all that noise. --Ben Heege
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 5.63 x 5.55 x 0.39 inches; 3.39 ounces
- Manufacturer : Fat Cat
- Original Release Date : 2007
- SPARS Code : DDD
- Date First Available : February 1, 2007
- Label : Fat Cat
- ASIN : B000N3SSS0
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #121,197 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #2,391 in Indie Rock
- #11,682 in Alternative Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
- #51,166 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2023I absolutely love The Twilight Sad and this album was a must have for me! The music is just so beautifully written and the singer has such a unique voice that sounds fantastic with their style of music!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2017One of the best albums I've ever heard. Listen to it. Now. Right now. Listen to it. (Perfect condition from seller.)
- Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2013One of the most distinctive and original albums of the decade!! Once you listen to it a few times, it becomes almost an addiction!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2007If the boys from Dashboard Confessional or Interpol were raised in Glasgow, Scotland, had their mothers forgone the typical milk for pints of beer, if they were eating 72oz. steaks at the age of 3, if their body hair was rugged and manly, they might sound a lot like The Twilight Sad. At their most basic, The Twilight Sad doesn't sound too different from their run-of-the-mill whiny American counterparts. But they are so much more. They are louder, more powerful, more poetic, and worlds more talented.
Their most notable difference is the thick Scottish accent of frontman James Graham. When you first hear him "purr" out his Rs on "Cold Days From the Birdhouse," you know you're in for quite a different experience. The first time I heard him sing, "You make it your own, but this is where your arm can't go," I got goosebumps. I've been listening to the album for about a week, and the effect is still the same. It is definitely a standout on the album.
It is followed by the brilliant "That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy" in which Graham croons, "Kids are on fire in the bedroom" before erupting with one of the most authentic shouts I've ever heard on an album ("They're sitting around the table, and they're talking behind your back!"). It is beautifully composed and even features an accordion for good measure. The song is tense and feels like at any second it could explode into an all-out rock fest, but it never does. It's disappointing in a way, but at the same time you can't help but be impressed by it.
The biggest problem that I can point out on the album is the lack of variety in the songs. Each song is great, don't get me wrong, but they almost always start off calm before building into several layers of guitars, vocals, and drums in what is usually a distorted bridge or interlude. It is a small complaint, to be sure, but one that is definitely worth noting. Each song is great in its own right, but if you're not really paying attention, they might start to sound tired.
Overall, "Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters" is a pretty awesome album! Of all the albums to release in 2007 so far, this one has rocked harder than any other I've come across. The Twilight Sad is a band with a lot of character and even more talent. In today's crowded field of indie rockers, they should have no problem differentiating themselves from the rest of the pack. If they're lucky, and if the world is just, they might just rise above the rest.
Recommended to fans of Interpol, The Walkmen, and anyone who really likes a good Scottish accent!
Key Tracks:
1. "Cold Days from the Birdhouse"
2. "That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy"
3. "Talking with Fireworks/Here, It Never Snowed"
4. "Mapped by What Surrounded Them"
7 out of 10 Stars
- Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2017One of my all time favorites.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2007If you like The Walkmen and Interpol, you'll love these guys. I am in new band love right now. Plus they have awesome accents that will melt your heart, or maybe I'm just too American...
- Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2012This is a disappointing album. It is disappointing because it is frustrating. It is frustrating because amongst the swamp of guitar noise there are the roots of what could've been some wonderful songs. Three almost make it: Cold Days From The Birdhouse; That Summer, At Home I Had Become The Invisible Boy; And She Would Darken The Memory. Beautiful in moments but the problems are the same in each of them - they start well and then disappear into a big sort of ssssrrrrrshhhhhrrrshhsh guitar-noise-blanket which, while no bad thing itself, seems to act as a sort of lazy dénouement/coda for each song. So it means that the last two minutes of Birdhouse, the last minute of That Summer and the last two minutes of Darken the Memory are just ssrrrssssshhrrrshhh...such a shame. These songs could've been really really strong. So, yeah...frustrating.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2015As advertised!
Top reviews from other countries
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in Canada on September 13, 2023
1.0 out of 5 stars Damaged record
The vinyl record is heavily damaged and unplayable. Incredibly disappointing.
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Antonio L. Rodriguez PozoReviewed in Spain on February 20, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutamente recomendables
No conocía el grupo, los descubrí en el concierto de The Cure en Madrid el pasado mes de noviembre de 2016 donde actuaban como artista invitado, ahora ya se por que. Son fascinantes.
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pierre debrouxReviewed in France on November 6, 2016
1.0 out of 5 stars mauvaise qualité du son.
grosse déception que l'achat de ce vinyle. Le son est pourri et même si c'est un bon album ce vinyle ne m'est d'aucune d'utilité. je préfère du coup écouter l'album en mp3 chez moi.
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DarbulaeReviewed in Italy on December 7, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars Un capolavoro
Senza dubbio una delle migliori uscite firmate Record Store Day, il disco si presenta nella sua grafica cartoonesca ma spettrale, come nuovo, senza difettti. Al suo interno troviamo un poster sorprendentemente grande delle copertina insieme al codice per il download digitale, insieme a due dischi in vinile: "Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters" e inoltre "The Demonstration Album", un disco che include rarità, demo e pezzi mai rilasciati finora. Le atmosfere rarefatte ed esplosive di questo disco, il graffiante accento scozzese del cantante e i testi oscuri vi faranno innamorare di questa band.
- Mark SmallReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful album
An excellent debut from a band that deserves more attention. Obviously Scottish in vocals and sensibilities - revelling in their depressing lyrics to create a sublime audio experience. For fans of Lenard Cohen, The Cure, The National and Deus. Highly recommended.