Beyond
The Sonic Roots
Part raucous
rebellion and part folk revival, Twilight Revival’s
Parlor alternately growls with intensity and simmers in ominous
quiet. Tales of heroes and ghosts, loss and redemption,
despair and salvation. Feature Tracks include "Helicopter",
"If Only" and "Anyone".
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Twilight
Revival Bio
“This won’t
feel the same way to anyone . . . “ The opening
lyric of Twilight Revival’s Parlor is an appropriate
introduction given the wide range of sound and feeling explored
over the course of the album’s 11 tracks. As is
often said about the weather in the band’s hometown
of Chicago, “stick around a minute and it will change,”
the same is true of Twilight Revival’s first full-length
outing (Mile Long Records, 2009).
In praise of the band’s self-released debut EP, the
Chicago Sun Times said, “Twilight Revival is reveling
in the collaborative process…. A blend of 80s college
rock and indie Americana but not a simple recipe…. Don't
slap a label on these guys.” While they’ve also
been described as "cut from the same heartland cloth
as the Replacements and Uncle Tupelo," Twilight Revival’s sonic
roots extend beyond the Midwest, from Woodstock to Athens, from
the UK to the American Northwest.
Parlor bears the fruit of collaboration in the form of an
inventive but accessible rock record. Part raucous rebellion
and part folk revival, Parlor alternately growls with intensity
and simmers in ominous quiet. These are tales of heroes and
ghosts, loss and redemption, despair and salvation. Tradition
and experimentation share equal billing, yet the album remains
cohesive -- unified by an underlying sense of purpose and
conviction in both the writing and performance.
In Parlor, Twilight Revival have created an album that is
more than the sum of its songs. Foregoing the convenience
of modern recording in favor of vintage analog gear, they
successfully captured the warmth, intimacy and intensity of
their live performance across an entire LP.
The band’s combination of carefully constructed songwriting
and reckless adventurism show both a reverence for music’s
past and an eagerness to chart new territory. Having succeeded
at both, they’ve ensured that anyone who steps
inside their Parlor will likely stick around a while.