{"id":38342,"date":"2026-02-15T07:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T06:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/the-twilight-sad-a-long-goodbye\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:44:30","slug":"the-twilight-sad-a-long-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/the-twilight-sad-a-long-goodbye\/","title":{"rendered":"THE TWILIGHT SAD: A long goodbye?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Twilight-Sad_Abbey_Raymonde-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Twilight-Sad_Abbey_Raymonde-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Twilight-Sad_Abbey_Raymonde-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Twilight-Sad_Abbey_Raymonde-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Twilight-Sad_Abbey_Raymonde-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Twilight-Sad_Abbey_Raymonde.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photos: Abbey Raymonde<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James Graham and Andy MacFarlane are the last two remaining members of <strong>The Twilight Sad<\/strong>, and they have brought David Jeans and Alex Mackay on board for the live shows. The band&#8217;s name is an excerpt from the poem &#8220;But I Was Looking at the Permanent Stars&#8221; by British poet Wilfred Owen. <strong>The Twilight Sad<\/strong> took seven years to record their new album &#8220;The Long Goodbye&#8221;, which will be released on March 27, 2026. Time that singer and lyricist James Graham urgently needed to come to terms with some heavy blows of fate.    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The band&#8217;s name is an excerpt from the poem &#8220;But I Was Looking at the Permanent Stars&#8221; by British poet Wilfred Owen. 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