Unlike many bands which hail from their home country, one of the most unique aspects of The Twilight Sad is how defiantly lead singer James Graham’s Scottish brogue resonates in the songs, a welcome touch to what deceptively seems like a somewhat Americanized sound. Perhaps it’s also this charm that adds to the witty, stream-of-consciousness prose the band utilizes to surprising effect on their latest album, Forget the Night Ahead.
Formed in Edinburgh in 2003, We Were Promised Jetpacks tasted success early when they won their high school’s battle of the bands competition. The four-piece came to FatCat’s attention when listening to some of the friends on the Frightened Rabbit’s (now labelmates) MySpace page. We Were Promised Jetpacks had already gotten attention and airplay from KEXP, XFM, and the BBC – before any official release – on the strength of a widely-circulated three-song demo.
