Currently readying a long-awaited new album for release next year, The Twilight Sad today share a propulsive new single titled “Waiting For The Phone Call” via Rock Action Records. An impassioned autobiographical epic detailing a phone call you never want to arrive, the track is given extra intensity by the presence of The Cure’s Robert Smith on guitar.
Commentating on the track, singer and lyricist James Graham says: “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 cruellest ways. I’ve always used writing as a method of processing and coping with my emotions. My emotions became a problem and I couldn’t control them. Writing music with Andy… especially 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.”
Additionally, The Twilight Sad have announced news of an extensive UK & EU headline tour for April & May 2026 including a performance at the Roundhouse in London. This will be followed by a handful of dates performing as special guests to The Cure in June & July. As is widely known, Robert Smith has been one of The Twilight Sad’s biggest supporters over the past decade, taking the band on tour with The Cure, covering their music, and including The Twilight Sad in his Meltdown Festival lineup back in 2018. All upcoming live dates are listed below:
The Twilight Sad headline shows:
Sun 12 April 2026 – Italy, Milan, Legend Club
Tues 14 April 2026 – Switzerland, Zurich, Bogen F
Weds 15 April 2026 – Germany, Munich, Ampere
Thurs 16 Apr 2026 – Germany, Berlin, Gretchen
Sat 18 Apr 2026 – Denmark, Copenhagen, Loppen
Sun 19 Apr 2026 – Norway, Oslo, Parkteateret
Mon 20 Apr 2026 – Sweden, Stockholm, Slaktkyrkan
Weds 22 Apr 2026 – Germany, Hamburg, Grünspan
Thurs 23 Apr 2026 – Netherlands, Utrecht, Tivolivredenburg Pandora Hall
Sat 25 Apr 2026 – Germany, Cologne, Gebäude 9
Sun 26 Apr 2026 – Belgium, Brussels, Rotonde – Botanique
Mon 27 Apr 2026 – France, Paris, Le Trabendo
Weds 29 Apr 2026 – UK, Bristol, Electric
Thurs 30 Apr 2026 – UK, London, Roundhouse
Sat 2 May 2026 – UK, Manchester, New Century Hall
Sun 3 May 2026 – UK, Newcastle upon Tyne, Boiler Shop
Tues 5 May 2026 – Scotland, Glasgow, Barrowlands
Sat 9 May 2026 – Ireland, Dublin, Button Factory
With The Cure:
Weds 24 June 2026 – Cardiff, Blackweir Fields
Fri 26 June 2026 – Dublin, Marlay Park
Sun 28 June 2026 – Belfast, Belsonic
Fri 10 July 2026 – Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide
Sat 11 July 2026 – Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide
Sun 12 July 2026 – Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide
From their unassuming origins as a group of school friends drawn together by a shared passion for music to the global touring force they have quietly become, The Twilight Sad’s ascent has been forged the old way with grit, graft, and five exceptional studio albums. The Kilsyth group – based around the core duo of James Graham & Andy MacFarlane – seemed to emerge fully formed with their blindsiding debut Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters (2007) – a masterpiece of swirling guitars, thunderous drums, and James Graham’s unmistakable, heartfelt vocals delivered in his thick Scottish brogue. Their sound evolved beautifully on Forget the Night Ahead (2009) and No One Can Ever Know (2012), where dark synth textures and post-punk influences deepened the band’s brooding power. With Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave (2014), the band achieved a perfect balance between noise and melody, heartbreak and catharsis. Their last album, It Won/t Be Like This All the Time (2019), channeled both urgency and tenderness, pushing their emotional intensity to new heights. The Twilight Sad stand apart for their fearless honesty, sonic ambition and the emotional connection they forge with listeners – a rare band that transforms despair into beauty, noise into grace and vulnerability into something transcendent.
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