The Twilight Sad “Designed To Lose” (Official Video)

Exploring profound human vulnerability with equal parts tenderness and tempest, the album arrives March 27 via Mogwai’s Rock Action Records. The announcement is accompanied by the beautifully meditative new single “DESIGNED TO LOSE,” a quietly powerful reflection on the human condition—unflinching, thoughtful, and deeply felt. The Twilight Sad return with a story to share: a cogent story of loss and personal crisis, rooted in specific experience yet mounted with a palpable emotional power that feels universal. IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE reflects on singer/lyricist James Graham‘s mother’s illness, her subsequent death and his own mental health struggles, exploring profound human vulnerability with tenderness and tempestuous force. Back in 2016, James and Andy returned from the “pinch yourself” high of a tour with The Cure to find that James’s mother had been diagnosed with early onset frontotemporal dementia. Roughly 80 per cent of the record was written as James wrestled with the contrast between the joys in his life – marriage, parenthood – and the cruelty of his mother’s decline. In November 2023, another tour with The Cure was brought to a necessary halt as his mental health deteriorated. The result is a pinnacle for THE TWILIGHT SAD in a career of tremendous integrity and artistry, and a record that honors the band’s ability to turn lived experience into fully felt music.  TOUR DATES HEADLINE SHOWS: April 12 – Italy, Milan – Legend Club April 14 – Switzerland, Zurich, Bogen F April 15 – Germany, Munich, Ampere April 16 – Germany, Berlin, Gretchen April 18 – Denmark, Copenhagen, Loppen April 19 – Norway, Oslo, Parkteateret April 20 – Sweden, Stockholm, Slaktkyrkan April 22 – Germany, Hamburg, Grünspan April 23 – Netherlands, Utrecht, Tivolivredenburg Pandora Hall April 25 – Germany, Cologne, Gebäude 9 April 26 – Belgium, Brussels, Rotonde – Botanique April 27 – France, Paris, Le Trabendo April 29 – UK, Bristol, Electric Bristol April 30 – UK, London, Roundhouse May 2 – UK, Manchester, New Century Hall May 3 – UK, Newcastle upon Tyne, Boiler Shop May 5 – Scotland, Glasgow, Barrowlands May 6 – Scotland, Glasgow, Barrowlands May 9 – Ireland, Dublin, Button Factory July 24-26 – UK, Deer Shed Festival LIVE DATES WITH THE CURE: Sun 14 June – Italy, Firenze, Visarno Arena Weds 24 June – Cardiff, Blackweir Fields Fri 26 June – Dublin, Marley Park Sun 28 June – Belfast, Belsonic Weds 8 July – Slovakia, Pohoda Festival Fri 10 July – Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide Sat 11 July – Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide Sun 12 July – Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide