| No One Can Ever Know | ||||
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| Released | 6 February 2012 | |||
| Recorded | January – March 2011 | |||
| Studio | The Pool and Sub Bubble Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Post-punk revival, dark wave, industrial | |||
| Length | 44:50 | |||
| Language | Scottish English | |||
| Label | FatCat | |||
| Producer | The Twilight Sad, Andrew Weatherall | |||
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No One Can Ever Know is the third studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad, released by FatCat Records on 6 February 2012 in the UK, and a day later in the US.[1] The album was produced by the band with assistance and advice from producer Andrew Weatherall, who helped the band in experimenting with analog synthesizers.[2] No One Can Ever Know marks a shift in the band's "wall of sound" approach towards a darker, more industrial-influenced sound. Guitarist Andy MacFarlane describes the album's sound as "sparser... with a colder, slightly militant feel,"[2] influenced by artists such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, Can, Public Image Ltd, Fad Gadget, Cabaret Voltaire, Wire, Bauhaus, Magazine and D.A.F.[3]
The album follows over two years since their previous full-length Forget the Night Ahead in September 2009, and the EP release The Wrong Car in September 2010. The band released a new song, the album's closing track "Kill It in the Morning", for free on their new website and SoundCloud page on 21 September 2011. The first proper single from the album, "Sick", was made available as a 7" vinyl single and digital download on 14 November 2011.[4] The album's second single, "Another Bed", followed the album on 20 February 2012 as a limited edition, hand-stamped and numbered 7" single (limited to 200 copies)[5] and digital download.[6] Although the song was not released as a single, a music video was produced for "Dead City", directed by frequent collaborator Nicola Collins, and premiered online in April 2012.
The album also yielded two companion releases: No One Can Ever Know: The Remixes, featuring remixes from Liars, Com Truise, and Tom Furse from The Horrors; and N/O/C/E/K Tour EP, a limited release featuring alternate and demo recordings. In 2020, the original vinyl LP, after long being out of print, was repressed as a burgundy-coloured limited edition.
- ^ "FatCat Records : News - The Twilight Sad Interview with The Journal". 6 December 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ a b Martin, Andrew (14 November 2011). "Twilight Sad Releasing New LP, 'No One Can Ever Know,' In February". Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ Wright, Danny (10 February 2012). "Standing on Our Own The 405 meets The Twilight Sad". Thefourohfive.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "FatCat Records: News - The Twilight Sad break their silence! New Album Announced, Free Track 'Kill It In The Morning'". 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Twilight Sad to Release New Single "Another Bed" February 20". 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "TotallyVivid: The Twilight Sad - Another Bed". 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.