"And She Would Darken the Memory" (sometimes referred to as "And She Would Darken the Memory of Youth") is a song by Scottish indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band The Twilight Sad

The Twilight Sad

The Twilight Sad are an indie rock band from Kilsyth, Scotland, comprising James Graham , Andy MacFarlane and Mark Devine . The band are currently signed to Fat Cat Records and have released two full-length albums, as well as several EPs and singles...

, that appears on the EP The Twilight Sad

The Twilight Sad (EP)

The Twilight Sad is the debut EP by The Twilight Sad, released on November 14, 2006 on Fat Cat Records. The EP was only released in the United States. Regarding its US-only release, former bassist Craig Orzel stated that "the American side of Fat Cat wanted a release to announce our arrival, so...

, and their debut album, Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters

Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters

Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters is the debut studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad, released by Fat Cat Records on April 3, 2007 in the US, and May 7, 2007 in the UK. The album features production from Peter Katis and the band themselves...

. The song was released as the album's second single on 16 July 2007 on Fat Cat Records

Fat Cat Records

Fat Cat Records is an independent label based in Brighton on England’s South Coast. Their output includes electronica, post rock, indie, downtempo, minimal techno, noise and punk-pop...

. A music video was also produced for the song, directed by Mark Charlton. The track would appear in a re-worked version as the opening track to the mini-album Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did

Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did

-Credits:* James Alexander Graham – vocals, lyrics* Andy MacFarlane – guitar, accordion, noise, producer, mixing* Mark Devine – drums, percussion, mixing* Craig Orzel – bass, glockenspiel* Iain Cook – engineer, mixing, mastering...

in June 2008.

"And She Would Darken the Memory" was also featured in the 2008 video game Saints Row 2

Saints Row 2

Saints Row 2 is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 systems. It is the second title in the Saints Row series, after the release of Saints Row in 2006. It is succeeded by Saints Row: The...

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Track listing

Credits

• James Alexander Graham – vocals
• Andy MacFarlane – guitar, accordion
• Craig Orzel – bass
• Mark Devine – drums
• Produced by The Twilight Sad
• Recorded by David Paterson
• Mixed by Peter Katis
  Peter Katis
  Peter Katis is an American record producer, engineer, mixer and musician.Working primarily out of his own residential studio in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Katis is best known for producing alternative and indie rock bands, especially for Fat Cat Records.-Biography:Katis attended New Canaan Country...
  
  
• Additional production on "That Summer" remix by Olivier Alary
  Olivier Alary
  Olivier Alary is a musician who is known under the title of his musical project 'Ensemble'.A native of Toulouse, France, Olivier Alary is a Montreal-based musician and composer who has released his own recordings, as well as composing for film and exhibitions.A former student of architecture, Alary...
  
  
• Additional piano on "That Summer" remix by Johannes Malfatti
• Additional saxophone on "That Summer" remix by Erik Hove
• Mastered by Mandy Parnell
• dlt – artwork

External links

• Single synopsis at Fat Cat Records