The three lifelong friends, Steven McKellar on bass + vocals, his brother
Andrew McKellar on guitar and Richard Wouters on drums, who make up the
Alternative-Rock band Civil Twilight, have been playing music together
since they were teenagers growing up in Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA.
After a few years spent practising in a teeny garage and playing around
the local area, they decided to head over to the U.S. in an attempt to
hit the big-time. In August 2005, they arrived in Los Angeles and performed
several shows to a large number of quick-found fans. They began to attract
industry attention and in October 2006, signed with the indie label One
October; March 2007 saw the band in the studio, recording their very first
album, "Human", which they had produced on their own.
After relocating to Nashville, Civil Twilight released its first full-length
on Wind-up Records in July 2009; the self-titled record peaked
at #16 on the Billboard's Top Heatseekers list, while the main single, "Letters From The Sky", hit #7 on The Alternative Songs and #25 on The Rock Songs charts; the CD also included the minor hit "Anybody Out There".
The trio's sophomore album is going to be called "Holy Weather" and it will be released by Wind-up Records on March 27, 2012. The 11-song set includes their new single "Fire Escape".
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