James Graham (The Twilight Sad)

About this episode

James Graham of The Twilight Sad discusses their new album 'It’s The Long Goodbye' and the personal challenges behind it.

The Twilight Sad are a Scottish indie rock band, currently consisting of Andy MacFarlane and frontman James Graham who joins me this episode to discuss their new album “It’s The Long Goodbye”. It’s an appropriate title, as the album documents the loss of James’ mother to a 9 year battle with dementia. On top of this James has been battling serious mental health challenges. It’s a heartbreaking record at times, but also cathartic and energetic. I was really grateful for James’ candour and bravery really in talking to me about the background to this album. We also discussed life on the road with The Cure, who the band have spent a lot of time touring with over the years; Robert Smith appears on several tracks on this new album in fact. “It’s The Long Goodbye” is out on March 27th on Mogwai’s Rock Action Records. Instagram: @sendingsignalspodcast

People in this episode

Guest: James Graham

Topics covered

• Scottish indie rock
• mental health
• dementia
• album discussion
• touring

Keywords

• The Twilight Sad
• It's The Long Goodbye
• Robert Smith
• Mogwai
• Rock Action Records

Mentioned in this episode

Products: It's The Long Goodbye

Books & works: It’s The Long Goodbye, The Long Goodbye

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