The Wrong Car
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The Wrong Car is an EP by Scottish indie rock
band The Twilight Sad
, released on September 27, 2010. The EP features two previously unreleased tracks, "The Wrong Car" and "Throw Yourself Into the Water Again," as well as two remixes of tracks from the band's second album Forget the Night Ahead
: "The Room
" remixed by Mogwai
, and "Reflection of the Television" remixed by Errors. In late May 2010, Errors' remix of "Reflection of the Television" was chosen as The Line of Best Fit's "song of the day" and was made available as a free download
. Previously, in January 2010, The Twilight Sad provided a remix of Errors' song "Bridge or Cloud?", which was posted as a free download on NME
s website.
"The Wrong Car" was posted on the band's official MySpace
page in late July 2010. NME placed the song on their list of "10 Tracks You Have to Hear This Week" on July 23, 2010.
at Chem19 Studios in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
. "Throw Yourself Into the Water Again" was inspired by a line from Camus
' La Chute (The Fall).
According to vocalist James Graham, the title track "was meant to be first song on [Forget the Night Ahead]. When we heard the demo we thought we definitely wanted it to be the first song. But it didn't really work out in the studio how we wanted it to. Then "Reflection of the Television" came out from nowhere and we thought that would be a great start." The Twilight Sad's keyboard player Martin "Dok" Doherty stated that "if we had put "The Wrong Car" on the record the way it was, it wouldn't have fitted anywhere apart from the start. [...] We went back to it four months later and came up with something a bit closer to the original demo."
A music video was produced for "The Wrong Car," directed by Nicola Collins, who had previously directed the video for "The Room." The video premiered on August 23, 2010. Collins said of the making of the video, "When I first listened to the track, it was so honest and powerful that I couldn't help but feel reflective, so the video was born out of how I was feeling at that particular moment in time, it was like shedding a nightmare. Working with a puppet was wonderful, he didn't whine once and he had no ego!"
The Wrong Car EP was released as a digital download or on 12" vinyl only. Graham said of the release, "I don't really view it as an EP, it's more of a twelve-inch single that has a few of our friends' remixes on it."
stated that "The Twilight Sad are establishing a band tradition of providing fans with a little titbit with which to satiate themselves while they start work on new material, much as they did with the Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did
EP", but summarized that while the EP is an "extremely satisfying stop-gap" release, its brevity "provides few clues as to where they're headed" musically.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band The Twilight Sad
The Twilight Sad
The Twilight Sad are an indie rock band from Kilsyth, Scotland, comprising James Graham , Andy MacFarlane and Mark Devine . The band are currently signed to Fat Cat Records and have released two full-length albums, as well as several EPs and singles...
, released on September 27, 2010. The EP features two previously unreleased tracks, "The Wrong Car" and "Throw Yourself Into the Water Again," as well as two remixes of tracks from the band's second album Forget the Night Ahead
Forget the Night Ahead
Forget the Night Ahead is the second studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad, released by Fat Cat Records on September 22, 2009 in the US, and on 5 October 2009 in the UK. The album was produced by guitarist Andy MacFarlane and recorded and mixed by Paul Savage at Chem19 Studios...
: "The Room
The Room (song)
"The Room" is a song by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad. The song was released as the third single from the band's second studio album, Forget the Night Ahead. It was released on April 5, 2010 on Fat Cat Records...
" remixed by Mogwai
Mogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
, and "Reflection of the Television" remixed by Errors. In late May 2010, Errors' remix of "Reflection of the Television" was chosen as The Line of Best Fit's "song of the day" and was made available as a free download
Music download
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. Previously, in January 2010, The Twilight Sad provided a remix of Errors' song "Bridge or Cloud?", which was posted as a free download on NME
NME
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s website.
"The Wrong Car" was posted on the band's official MySpace
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page in late July 2010. NME placed the song on their list of "10 Tracks You Have to Hear This Week" on July 23, 2010.
Recording and release
"The Wrong Car" and "Throw Yourself Into the Water Again" were worked on during the sessions for Forget the Night AheadForget the Night Ahead
Forget the Night Ahead is the second studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad, released by Fat Cat Records on September 22, 2009 in the US, and on 5 October 2009 in the UK. The album was produced by guitarist Andy MacFarlane and recorded and mixed by Paul Savage at Chem19 Studios...
at Chem19 Studios in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld...
. "Throw Yourself Into the Water Again" was inspired by a line from Camus
Albert Camus
Albert Camus was a French author, journalist, and key philosopher of the 20th century. In 1949, Camus founded the Group for International Liaisons within the Revolutionary Union Movement, which was opposed to some tendencies of the Surrealist movement of André Breton.Camus was awarded the 1957...
' La Chute (The Fall).
According to vocalist James Graham, the title track "was meant to be first song on [Forget the Night Ahead]. When we heard the demo we thought we definitely wanted it to be the first song. But it didn't really work out in the studio how we wanted it to. Then "Reflection of the Television" came out from nowhere and we thought that would be a great start." The Twilight Sad's keyboard player Martin "Dok" Doherty stated that "if we had put "The Wrong Car" on the record the way it was, it wouldn't have fitted anywhere apart from the start. [...] We went back to it four months later and came up with something a bit closer to the original demo."
A music video was produced for "The Wrong Car," directed by Nicola Collins, who had previously directed the video for "The Room." The video premiered on August 23, 2010. Collins said of the making of the video, "When I first listened to the track, it was so honest and powerful that I couldn't help but feel reflective, so the video was born out of how I was feeling at that particular moment in time, it was like shedding a nightmare. Working with a puppet was wonderful, he didn't whine once and he had no ego!"
The Wrong Car EP was released as a digital download or on 12" vinyl only. Graham said of the release, "I don't really view it as an EP, it's more of a twelve-inch single that has a few of our friends' remixes on it."
Critical reception
The Wrong Car was released to generally positive reviews. Both The Skinny and The List awarded the EP 4 out of 5 stars, while online music blog There Goes the Fear noted that the title track "benefits from repeated listens, building a mood of yearning and desperation over the course of its 7 minutes." Drowned in SoundDrowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
stated that "The Twilight Sad are establishing a band tradition of providing fans with a little titbit with which to satiate themselves while they start work on new material, much as they did with the Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did
Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did
-Credits:* James Alexander Graham – vocals, lyrics* Andy MacFarlane – guitar, accordion, noise, producer, mixing* Mark Devine – drums, percussion, mixing* Craig Orzel – bass, glockenspiel* Iain Cook – engineer, mixing, mastering...
EP", but summarized that while the EP is an "extremely satisfying stop-gap" release, its brevity "provides few clues as to where they're headed" musically.
Track listing
Credits
- Andy MacFarlane – producer
- Paul SavagePaul SavagePaul Savage is a Scottish musician and record producer, best known for being the drummer in the Scottish indie rock group The Delgados.-Early life:...
– co-producer, recording, mixing - Jamie Savage – co-engineer
- Mark Devine – co-producer
- Martin "Dok" Doherty – "noise strings"
- Laura McFarlane – strings
- "The Room" remixed by Stuart BraithwaiteStuart BraithwaiteStuart Leslie Braithwaite is a Scottish guitarist, bassist, drummer, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist of post rock band Mogwai, with whom he has recorded seven studio albums.-Early life :...
- "Reflection of the Television" produced by Simon Ward
- dlt – artwork