Civil Twilight

"Holy Dove" is the latest song from the Wind-Up Records band, Civil Twilight. They will be releasing their third studio album, Story Of An Immigrant on June 2nd. They spent one month recording the collection with Ben H. Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Bombay Bicycle Club, Cut Copy) at Maze Studios in Atlanta.

When asked about "Holy Dove", Civil Twilight front-man Andrew McKellar explains, "I've received so many interesting takes on that song, just from playing it live and from my peers, so I'm going to avoid telling you my perspective of what the song's about." But he does reveal that the single was the product of a bit of inner-band strife, courtesy of keyboardist Kevin Daily, the Nashville-by-way-of-South-Africa-based-group's only American member.

Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Civil Twilight consists of Steven (lead vocals, bass & piano) and Andrew McKeller (guitar), Richard Wouters (drums) and Kevin Dailey (keys & guitar). They have released two major label studio albums, their self-titled debut album in 2010 and Holy Weather in 2012. Civil Twilight started as brothers Steven and Andrew McKellar explored their father's jazz collection and listened to their classically trained mother play piano. In 1996, Andrew launched a teenaged band with help from his high school classmate, drummer Richard Wouters.

The bandmates relocated to Los Angeles in August of 2005 where they co-produced their debut record, Human in 2007. Shortly after their debut release, the band moved to Nashville and signed with Wind-up Records. After re-releasing their self-titled LP in 2010, the band's debut single, "Letters From The Sky," reached top 10 on the Mediabase Alternative.

Civil Twilight have toured with Florence + The Machine, Young The Giant, Jimmy Eat World, Of Monsters And Men and Neon Trees, among many others. They have played the main stage at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Hangout, Voodoo, Austin City Limits, VH1 Best Cruise Ever, Milwaukee Summerfest, Kirstenbosch and Rocking the Daisies. They have several tour dates this summer in support of their forthcoming album, Story Of An Immigrant.

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