The Twilight Sad: Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did

An EP primarily composed of alternate versions of songs on a previously released album ordinarily wouldn't warrant a recommendation from me. Except when, as is the case here, the alternate versions are as extraordinary as the originals. James Graham's alternating deadpan brogue and soaring croon are still present, but the arrangement are, in most cases, now slightly overshadowed by thick slabs of drone. The songs are longer and seem more orchestral in comparison to the originals from Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters. Additionally, the EP is capped off with a cover of Beach House's Daniel Johnston's "Some Things Last a Long Time". At more than triple the length of Beach House's version from earlier this year, The Twilight Sad brings an additional measure of gleeful moroseness to an already maudlin song. Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did is a phenomenal release in and of itself, let alone as a companion to a stellar album.