While in-between Afghan Whigs albums and amidst a dispute with their record label, Elektra, Dulli recorded demos for the act with friends and collaborators Shawn Smith (Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhed) and Harold "Happy" Chichester (Royal Crescent Mob, Howlin' Maggie) in New Orleans. The demos have an exceptionally dark, tense, and New Orleans-flavored groove and swagger. As a result of The Afghan Whigs' label troubles, it is debated that Elektra leaked the demo tapes as they were widely circulated in the trader circuit.
The Afghan Whigs settled their dispute with Elektra and signed with Sony/Columbia in April 1998. Columbia optioned The Twilight Singers recordings; but preferred to release a new Afghan Whigs album instead. The Afghan Whigs' swan song 1965 was released in October 1998 to wide critical acclaim. The band toured for one year in support of the album but decided to disband in February 2001.
2000 saw Greg Dulli revive The Twilight Singers, reworking the original leaked demos with dance producers and remix auteurs Fila Brazillia. The final product was a mix of southern trumpet, Midwest idealism, and UK big beat, all masking a solemn dirge of life's transformation to death. Columbia released the album as Twilight as Played by the Twilight Singers in September 2000. The band toured with members of Howlin' Maggie and former Afghan Whigs' drummer, Michael Horrigan, on bass.
Dulli took time off following the short tour for Twilight.., investing in a bar in Los Angeles. In 2001, he began working on the follow up for Twilight.. tentatively titled Amber Headlights. The death of Dulli's friend, director Ted Demme in January 2002, forced him to shelve the project, and he took a second leave from writing and recording. After reading the Jack London book Martin Eden, and experiencing an earthquake, Dulli set about writing the concept album that became Blackberry Belle.
Working with a large cast of performers, including former Prince protégé Apollonia and former Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan, Blackberry Belle became a rolling expose' of the dark side of love and loss, a familiar topic revisited from former Afghan Whigs albums like Black Love. The critics welcomed Dulli's return and were eager to give his second album, independently financed and released through One Little Indian in October 2003, high marks.
A second touring version of The Twilight Singers including Jon Skibic (guitars), Scott Ford (bass) and Bobby Macintyre (drums), made two legs through the United States and Europe in 2003 and 2004.
August 2004, the band released their third album, She Loves You, a collection of cover songs from artists as varied as Fleetwood Mac, Mary J. Blige, and George Gershwin.
September 2005, Dulli finally released his formerly shelved Amber Headlights on his own Infernal Recordings label through his official website thetwilightsingers.com as his first solo album while working on his fourth Twilight Singers' album titled Powder Burns.
Dulli is also the other member of the duo called The Gutter Twins with Mark Lanegan who released their album entitled Saturnalia.
A third touring version of The Twilight Singers including Dave Rosser (guitars), Scott Ford (bass), singer/songwriter Jeff Klein (keys) and Bobby Macintyre (drums), played at the 2006 SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX at the venue Friends (208 E 6th St) on March 16th to debut tracks from Powder Burns. Mark Lanegan also currently tours with the group.
The Twilight Singers released Powder Burns on May 16, 2006 supported by United States and European tours.
On January 3, 2007, The Twilight Singers made their television debut on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" show, performing their song "Forty Dollars" from Powder Burns. The band was joined by friend and musician Joseph Arthur on guitar and vocals.
In 2011 they released the full length album "Dynamite Steps".
www.thetwilightsingers.com/
Flashback
The Twilight Singers Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
It's a feeling that I can't describe, yeah, yeah
There's something mystic in the soul connection, yeah, yeah
There's something magic in your misty eyes, yeah, yeah
Don't you say that it's all the same, yeah, yeah
Don't you say that it's all the same
No, ‘cause there's something that I can't explain
About this
Yeah, I can't explain
Oh no
Yeah, yeah
Before the matter’s over
I want to shape the question
I want to leave it for now
Without another mention
We should be letting go
Instead of holding on
Inside the eye of my mind
The mystery is born
No use in looking for them
You know it isn't there
And you can stare all you want
The answers won’t appear
I try to find it but I lose myself
I lose myself in you
Said I lose myself in you
Yes, I lose myself in you
And you know you're only wasting time
Breathe easy
The question in between line
Breathe easy
The feeling know no name
It is what it is
It is what it is and there is no explaining
What it is
What it is
There's something natural in the way you touch me, yeah, yeah
It's a feeling that I can't describe, yeah, yeah
There's something mystic in the soul connection, yeah, yeah
There's something magic in your misty eyes, yeah, yeah
Don't you say that it's all the same, yeah, yeah
Don't you say that it's all the same
No, ‘cause there's something that i can't explain
About this
There's something that i can't explain
The lyrics to The Twilight Singer's song "Flashback" capture the mystifying and magical sensation of soulful connection. The writer conveys the indefinable nature of the emotions that flow when they are touched by this person. The singer finds it impossible to describe what they feel but knows there is something special in this touch. The nature of the connection feels like it surpasses the physical and enters a spiritual realm. The lyrics suggest that the connection is unexplainable, almost supernatural in its potency.
The chorus emphasises this point by repeating, "there's something that I can't explain." The feeling of losing oneself in the other person and floating in the mystery of it all fuels the singer's desire to hold on to the connection. The song portrays the power of this ineffable connection that belongs to both the physical and spiritual realms. It suggests that despite the impossibility of explaining it, the feeling is real and substantial.
Line by Line Meaning
There's something natural in the way you touch me, yeah, yeah
Your touch feels natural and right to me
It's a feeling that I can't describe, yeah, yeah
The sensation I feel is difficult to put into words
There's something mystic in the soul connection, yeah, yeah
Our spiritual bond is mysterious and unexplainable
There's something magic in your misty eyes, yeah, yeah
Your eyes seem to hold a magical quality that I can't fully understand
Don't you say that it's all the same, yeah, yeah
Don't dismiss this as just another experience
No, ‘cause there's something that I can't explain
There's an inexplicable quality to our connection
Before the matter’s over
Before our time together comes to an end
I want to shape the question
I want to understand what makes our bond unique
I want to leave it for now
But for the time being, I'm content to just let it be
Without another mention
And not discuss it further
We should be letting go
We should try to move on from this inexplicable connection
Instead of holding on
Rather than clinging to something that we can't fully explain
Inside the eye of my mind
In my thoughts and memories
The mystery is born
The unexplainable nature of our connection is what makes it so special
No use in looking for them
We can't find definitive answers to our questions
You know it isn't there
We both know there's no concrete explanation for our connection
And you can stare all you want
But that won't reveal anything new
The answers won’t appear
We'll never fully understand our connection
I try to find it but I lose myself
I lose myself in thought and contemplation of our bond
I lose myself in you
And in my feelings for you
And you know you're only wasting time
Trying to analyze our connection further is fruitless
Breathe easy
Relax and let go of the need to understand everything
The question in between line
Our unexplainable connection is what lies between us
The feeling know no name
Our connection can't be described or labelled
It is what it is
Our connection simply exists and can't be dissected further
And there is no explaining
It can't be explained any further
What it is
Our connection is what it is, and that's all there is to it
Yeah, yeah
Repeated emphasis on the unexplainable nature of our connection
Contributed by Eli Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@rhythmRocker797
..perfect
@meking70
Dulli...how does he do this s@$t?