THE TWILIGHT SAD – Scottish Romantic Indies Launch Album No. 6 ‘IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE’ On March 27

10 January 2026


The Twilight Sad, 2026. Credit: Abbey Raymonde

Band: THE TWILIGHT SAD
Who: Scottish romantic indies who have
been earing a loyal fanbase since 2003.

New album: IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE
Their 6th overall, and first in seven years, written in the wake
of frontman James Graham losing his mother to dementia.

Release Date: March 27th
More info here.

Graham said in a new interview with NME: “There were a few things that really kept me going,” Graham told NME in his first interview about the new record, with music by bandmate and childhood friend Andy MacFarlane. “One was being a father and making sure that I was there, especially when I was ill. That’s my number one job. This other thing keeping me going was these songs that we were writing.

“Now, looking at it, the album needed to take seven years to allow me the mental space.
Now I can map the songs that were written either at the start of the process, in the middle of the hellhole, or when my mum had died. It really does document the seven years, and the hell inside my mind. As soon as I got the final masters through and listened to it, a huge weight was off my shoulders.”

Full interview here.

2 singles to enjoy.

– WAITING FOR THE PHONE CALL –
Trippy dance vibes turning into an awestruck rocker

– DESIGNED TO LOSE –
Impassioned and tense guitar pop tune

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Scottish Indies THE TWILIGHT SAD Stirr With New Grevious Single ‘WAITING FOR THE PHONE CALL’ Featuring ROBERT SMITH

1 November 2025

Scottish romantic indies THE TWILIGHT SAD have been
around for a while, actually, since 2003. So far they have
released (only) 5 longplayers.

Despite a hiatus here and there, they always
came back and they’re still active to this day.

In the past they went on several tours with goth greats
The Cure on several occasions. That’s when Robert Smith
became a huge fan.

They’re back now with their first single in 6 years.
It’s called WAITING FOR THE TELEPHONE CALL
and Robert Smith plays guitar on it.

James Graham (bandleader) about the song: “Waiting For The Phone Call” 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 cruelest ways. I’ve always used writing as a
method of processing and coping with my emotions.

The past seven years had been both the escape and the opportunity to process and try and make sense of life. We’ve 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.”

It’s an intense rocker.
Dark, gloomy, and liberating.
Bone-chilling belter.

2026 TOUR

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