“What am I to build, if my hands are broken, if I’m not the chosen one?” sings Steven McKellar of Civil Twilight on “Story of An Immigrant”, over a lush, dynamic beat that evokes the sounds of his native South Africa while steeped in the band’s everevolving present. The foursome (Steven, his brother and guitarist Andrew, drummer Richard Wouters and Kevin Dailey on keys and guitar) are living proof of what happens when you stop worrying about being the chosen one and make music built on both the roots that grew you and the love that keeps you thriving every day. Civil Twilight’s songs embrace every corner of human emotion, balancing delicate, poetic lyrics with sweeping arrangements that touch all the senses: a phrase to make you think; a rolling drumbeat you can feel in your bones; a guitar vamp as illustrative as a picture; a shimmer of keys whose light can nearly be seen and heard. Produced by Ben H. Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Bombay Bicycle Club, Cut Copy), their third record on Wind-Up is built on this vibrancy, on the permanent dust of a Cape Town youth; on the connection that unites them all as brothers beyond blood and on their new home in America where they pull from the innate, thriving musicianship of Nashville, where they live. When you listen to Civil Twilight, from their self-titled debut, to 2012’s widely lauded Holy Weather to now, it’s easy to understand why the band has topped five million YouTube views and reached historic success with film and television syncs – because it’s music you can’t shake, that translates experience into moments and creates melodies that become imbedded deep under the skin. We’re all immigrants, in some way, and Civil Twilight’s singing our national anthem.

New album 'The Phantom Five' out August 30.

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Élevé à la disco et synthpop, j'ai tout de suite été séduit par la musique électronique des années 80 (new wave, italo dance, etc ...) J'ai commencé à mixer en petites soirées.En 1989, je suis devenu résident d'une émission de radio hebdomadaire pendant plusieurs années. J'ai travaillé dans plusieurs clubs et soirées à travers la France. De 1994 à 1997, j'ai pris la résidence d'un des plus grands disco-mobiles de France, La Galaxie (qui deviendra plus tard L'Evasion). Aujourd'hui, je mixe pour le plaisir et je veux partager des mélodies douces et des rythmes claquants.
Raised in disco and synthpop, I was immediately seduced by electronic music of the 80s (new wave, italo dance, etc ...) I started mixing in small parties. In 1989, I became resident of a weekly radio show for several years. I worked in several clubs and parties across France. From 1994 to 1997, I took the residence of one of the biggest disco-mobiles of France, La Galaxie (which will later become L'Evasion). Today, I mix for fun and want to share sweet melodies and banging beats.

Epitaph Records is an independent music label founded in Los Angeles by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Early releases from a variety of punk heavyweights spawned what became known as the 90s punk explosion. 

Along the way Epitaph proudly launched its sister label ANTI-, representing unique and distinguished acts. From the beginning Epitaph’s mission has been to serve the musicians on its diverse and creative roster - an artist-first model, radical twenty years ago, and much imitated today. 

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