Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did

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Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did
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EP by
Released9 June 2008
RecordedAlucard Studios
Genre Indie rock
Length30:38
Language Scottish English
Label Fat Cat
Producer Andy MacFarlane
The Twilight Sad chronology
Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters
(2007)
Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did
(2008)
Killed My Parents and Hit the Road
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Clash (8/10) [2]
Drowned in Sound (8/10) [3]
Pitchfork (7.9/10) [4]
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Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did is a mini-album [7] by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad, released on 9 June 2008. At an acoustic performance promoting the record, singer James Graham noted that the band could have released another single from Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters but ultimately decided to release a fresh batch of recordings instead.

Contents

The record includes four alternative versions of tracks taken from their debut album, Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters, and two new songs: a cover of Daniel Johnston's "Some Things Last a Long Time" and the title track, "Here It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did," a song written for their first album but never used. [8]

Concerning the re-recording of older material, guitarist Andy MacFarlane explained:

We wanted to record reworked versions of some songs, as we felt there was another side to some of them that worked just as well as the originals. The idea came about from playing certain gigs or sessions with a more basic line-up of just fan organ, glockenspiel and percussion. We developed that sound in the recordings by plugging the fan organ through effects, adding guitars, drones, violins and experimenting with the alternate sound.

Former Aereogramme guitarist Iain Cook recorded, mixed and mastered the record, while former Aereogramme bassist Campbell McNeil plays on the opening track "And She Would Darken the Memory". Also, prior to the EP's release, former Aereogramme contributor Martin "Dok" Doherty joined the band during live performances, playing various instruments. [9] Laura McFarlane, from My Latest Novel, plays violin on three tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy MacFarlane and James Graham, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."And She Would Darken the Memory" 5:49
2."Cold Days from the Birdhouse" 6:05
3."Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did" 4:05
4."Mapped by What Surrounded Them" 3:59
5."Walking for Two Hours" 4:31
6."Some Things Last a Long Time" Daniel Johnston, Jad Fair 7:07

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