The Twilight Sad Announce Sixth Album 'It's The Long Goodbye' With New Single Designed To Lose
Wednesday, 07 January 2026
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Abbey Raymonde
The Twilight Sad have announced their first album in seven years.
'It's The Long Goodbye', the long-awaited, emotionally powerful follow-up to 2019's 'It Won/T Be Like This All The Time', will arrive on March 27 via Rock Action Records.
It marks the Scottish post-punk band's sixth full-length release to date, and draws on the loss of singer and lyricist James Graham's mother to early-onset frontotemporal dementia in 2023, which led to a severe decline in his own mental health.
"It had to contain every element of emotion I was feeling," Graham explained. "In the past I’ve used a lot of metaphors within my lyrics. With this, there’s not as much. The record is heavily influenced by my mental health, grief and loss, and the need to be strong in positions where you’re not feeling it.
"It’s a very human story, I think – this is just my version of it. I feel that everybody goes through something like this. Everybody loses somebody. Everybody questions life."
After sharing the album's lead single, Waiting For The Phone Call, featuring The Cure's Robert Smith on guitar, last October, the duo have dropped another preview with Designed To Lose, a moving track that reflects on the struggles of feeling doomed to fail, even when dealing with loss.
"To know that I’m saying things that connect with other people, that’s such a powerful thing," Graham continued. "I want to be a relatable person that talks about things that can happen and give an opportunity for people to go, well, you’re not alone.
"I want people to be able to listen to this record and hear that it comes from a place of raw emotion. The album is an opportunity to share my experience and move forward with my life."
The band will support the record with a UK and European tour in the spring, followed by a number of dates supporting The Cure, and an appearance at North Yorkshire's Deer Shed Festival in the summer. Tickets for all shows are on sale now.
'It's The Long Goodbye' tracklist:
1. Get Away From It All
2. Designed to Lose
3. Attempt a Crash Landing – Theme
4. Waiting for the Phone Call
5. The Ceiling Underground~
6. Dead Flowers
7. Inhospitable / Hospital
8. Chest Wound to the Chest
9. Back to Fourteen
10. TV People Still Throwing TVs at People
The Twilight Sad Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed April 29 2026 - BRISTOL Electric Bristol
Thu April 30 2026 - LONDON Roundhouse
Sat May 02 2026 - MANCHESTER New Century
Sun May 03 2026 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Boiler Shop
Tue May 05 2026 - GLASGOW Barrowland
Wed May 06 2026 - GLASGOW Barrowland Ballroom
Sat May 09 2026 - DUBLIN Button Factory
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