Originally written by Mike Diver · 7 August 2007
DrownedinSound.com – hello, you are reading us… and that does tickle – are excited to announce that we will be sponsoring the upcoming UK tour by Scottish four-piece of great acclaim, The Twilight Sad.
Formed in 2003, The Twilight Sad released their debut album, Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters, to a spread of critical commendations back in May. The band have toured extensively in the US, and have so far this year appeared at a variety of festivals including the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago and Roskilde in Denmark. They will play at the End of the Road Festival, near Stonehenge, in September.
Attracting comparisons to both epic post-rockers like Explosions In The Sky as well as introspective and lyrically-rich outfits like Arab Strap, the band are well placed to begin their ascent towards a level of recognition currently enjoyed by the likes of Snow Patrol. Indeed, they’ve already appeared with said stadium-filling act at the O2 in London. Nice work.
Album review here Interview here MySpace here
Dates:
August 29 Belfast Speakeasy 30 Dublin Sugar Club
September 4 Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire 6 Aberdeen Lemon Tree 8 Leeds Faversham 9 Bradford Love Apple 10 Manchester The Phoenix 11 Brighton Pressure Point 13 London Cargo 15 Salisbury End of the Road Festival 17 Bristol The Cube 22 Glasgow Barfly
Add dates to your gig calendar here. Tickets are on sale now, and prices vary from venue to venue. Please check with venues/local press for full details. Support on certain dates from Frightened Rabbits.
Don't forget that DiS is also sponsoring Les Savy Fav's UK dates (click me!) and the upcoming tour by Okkervil River - check all dates here. We've also got some properly good London shows lined up for the next few months, too. Check 'em:
August 18, Notting Hill Arts Club Yeasayer, Public Releations Exercise, 4 Or 5 Magicians, Mandelbrot Set Free entry, 4pm doors, further details
August 31, Monto Water Rats Russian Circles, Youthmovies, I Was A Cub Scout, Dartz!, Eugene McGuinness, plus 65daysofstatic DJs and more... £12 advance, 7pm doors, further details
September 8, Notting Hill Arts Club Rolo Tomassi, Fuck Buttons, Cutting Pink With Knives, November Coming Fire, plus Holy Roar vs DiS DJs Free entry, 4pm doors, further details
September 22, Notting Hill Arts Club Cats And Cats And Cats, This Town Needs Guns, House Of Brothers, plus BSM vs DiS DJs Free entry, 4pm doors, further details
September 28, The Fly Manatees, November Coming Fire, Down I Go, Zettasaur £5 advance, 7.30pm doors, further details