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The Twilight Sad is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Andrew Weatherall, Aidan Moffat, Aereogramme, Frightened Rabbit and Radiohead. Those roots explain a lot about how The Twilight Sad arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Arab Strap, Idlewild and Owl John, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Editors, Chvrches, Aereogramme, Robert Smith and We Were Promised Jetpacks, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around The Twilight Sad, reaching back through Andrew Weatherall and forward to Editors. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Twilight Sad are a Scottish post-punk/indie rock band from Kilsyth, formed in 2003. The band is currently a duo consisting of founding members James Graham and Andy MacFarlane. They have released six studio albums, as well as several EPs, live recordings and singles.
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The Twilight Sad connections
The Twilight Sad grew out of Andrew Weatherall, Aidan Moffat, Aereogramme and Frightened Rabbit, shares an orbit with Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Arab Strap and Idlewild, went on to shape Editors, Chvrches, Aereogramme and Robert Smith. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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