This was very much a candidate for the ‘Cracking Debut Singles’ series, but in the end it nudged its way into the list of those songs that I want to offer the opportunity to listen to at 320kpbs, straight from the vinyl.
mp3: The Twilight Sad – That Summer, At Home I Had Become The Invisible Boy
It first appeared, in November 2006 on the US-only release, on CD, of a self-titled EP containing five tracks. Here in the UK, we had to wait until early April 2007 when the band’s label, Fat Cat, issued the debut album Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters, although quite a few fans (including yours truly) had previously been able to give it a listen thanks to the EP being available in some indie record shops – whether it had come in on import or whether Fat Cat had sent out copies direct from their base in Brighton, England, I have no idea.
It was then chosen for release as a single, some two weeks after the album had appeared in the shops, via a relatively limited pressing on 7″ vinyl, with a previously unreleased track on its b-side.
More than fifteen years later, it still has the ability to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, especially when it is played live with the full band. I never experienced the full weight of the My Bloody Valentine sonic experience, but the occasions when ‘That Summer….’ has been blasted out, particularly at the Barrowlands in Glasgow, surely must have come close.
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 
As a latecomer to the blog, I only heard The Twilight Sad when I went back through some ICAs. Thank goodness I did. Along with Ballboy (and of course the witty entries and comments), they are things to be eternally grateful for.
A great track, thanks JC.
I want to echo DAM’s comments, if it wasn’t for this blog I would have never heard of The Twilight Sad, and I would have missed out on one of, if not, the best band of the last decade or so- great song, great band, great blog- perfect start to the week.