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''Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave'' is the fourth studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad, released by Fat Cat Records on 27 October 2014. The band began working on tracks for the album in late 2012, and on 12 August 2014, the band announced the new album's release via their official website, Facebook, and Instagram pages.〔 The announcement was accompanied by a 1-minute teaser video trailer on the band's website,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thetwilightsad.com/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcXGUZOVt2I )〕 followed by a posting of the album's opening track "There's a Girl in the Corner" on ''Vice'' magazine's ''Noisey'' blog on 18 August 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://m.noisey.vice.com/blog/the-twilight-sad-theres-a-girl-in-the-corner-stream )〕 On 15 September 2014, the album's official first single "Last January" was made available as a digital download and was also posted for streaming on their website.〔 The album's second single, "I Could Give You All That You Don't Want", was released on 9 February 2015 on 7" picture disc vinyl through the band's website; and third single "It Never Was the Same" was released on 7" vinyl on 29 June 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thetwilightsad.com/news/2290/new_single_it_never_was_the_same_+_robert_smith_cover )〕 Additionally, a limited edition CD EP of acoustic versions of songs from the album, entitled ''Òran Mór Session'', was made available at the band's 2014 and 2015 tour dates. The EP was expanded with additional tracks and given a wide commercial release in October 2015. The album was released to overwhelmingly positive reviews, with Allmusic summarising the album as "The Twilight Sad transform everything that came before into some of their most compelling music. By blending the extremes of their previous albums, they give intimate moments an epic scope in ways that sound truly revitalized... Equally desolate and majestic, ''Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leaves naked emotions and sophisticated music mark a new high point for the Twilight Sad." ==Background== In an interview with Contactmusic.com, guitarist/producer Andy MacFarlane explained that with ''Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave'', the band aimed to capture all the different forms their music has taken over the years, from "full on noise/feedback, to a sparse, synth led sound, to a stripped back set up with just keys, drum machine and guitar, to playing with an orchestra, and to just an acoustic with vocal."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.contactmusic.com/press/the-twilight-sad-announce-new-album-nobody-wants-to-be-here-and-nobody-wants-to-leave-stream-first-track-there-s-a-girl-in-the-corner-listen )〕 The album was produced at Mogwai's Castle of Doom Studios in Glasgow, and engineered by live soundman Andrew Bush. The album was mixed by Peter Katis, who also mixed the band's debut album ''Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters'', and The Twilight Sad's touring member Johnny Docherty played bass.〔 Lead singer James Graham stated in the interview that, "We spent a lot of time at home when writing this new record, we got to hang out with old friends and get back to some sort of normality, which I think really helped me clear my mind and focus in on writing these new songs... I had a lot I wanted to get off my chest and I've done that with this new record."〔 Initially, Graham admitted to approaching the record as being the band's last album. He explained to ''The Skinny'' interviewer Jazz Monroe, "Since the start I've been an overthinker, but we went through a particularly rubbish year before writing these songs. Things weren't going too well for us, on numerous levels." In the same interview, MacFarlane added, "I loved doing the first two albums, but by the third, we were so run down and nothing was working out. At that point, we couldn't see beyond our next album." In an interview with independent music site ''GoldFlakePaint'', Graham cited years of constant touring surrounding the album as a cause of strain for the band. "When you're constantly touring it can be really hard coming back because it's only ever for a wee bit and then you're away again. It's a weird frame of mind to be in. I definitely think I lost it a bit too; in that gap between the first and the fourth record", he stated. "The year preceding the writing of (album ) was tough ... We weren't working with the right people. It wasn't a good time for us. We were kind of questioning if we were going to do this again." Graham remarked that the recording process was uncomplicated, though, with he and MacFarlane working in unison and being "totally on the same page" with the album's direction. He added, "There's been a lot of faith shown in our band. There's Mogwai, how they've helped us out, and even bands like Frightened Rabbit, Chvrches – these people constantly talk about our music. We seem to be a band that bands like, but I genuinely think this record's a statement: not to prove people wrong, but to prove people right. ... I want to prove it to other people as well. I'm proud of all the records, but this one, although it keeps the same ethos, it can reach new people. I can categorically say these won't be the last songs I write. These songs, to me, proved I have a lot more to say. Writing these songs with Andy showed me how much I need this in my life. The thought of not doing it anymore terrifies me."〔 Reinvigorated by the new songs, and coupled with the positive reaction received from their live performances of debut album ''Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters'' in late 2013 and early 2014, the band carried on with a refreshed purpose.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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