Forget the Night Ahead is the second studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad, released by FatCat Records on 22 September 2009 in the US, and on 5 October 2009 in the UK.

The album was produced by guitarist Andy MacFarlane and recorded and mixed by Paul Savage at Chem19 Studios in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

At this time, vocalist James Graham told The Skinny, "The band had definitely moved on from Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters, musically and lyrically.

They are mainly based around things that have happened to me over the past two years, revolving mainly around losing people and being none too proud or happy with myself about my antics and situations I've found myself in.

We'd make a lot of use of an old, half-working, Roland Space Echo that we'd plug the vocals, noise strings and piano through, that would get an out-of-tune effect, like some of the early krautrock recordings.

"[8] "The Neighbours Can't Breathe" first appeared as a live version on the 2008 compilation Killed My Parents and Hit the Road, under the title of "Untitled #28".

In September 2009, The Skinny published a track-by-track recount by guitarist Andy MacFarlane[9] that included notes about the writing and recording process, as well as the inspiration behind some of the song titles.

Club stated the album "show[s] a band capable of muscling up without losing a fascination with fragile, fleeting moments.

"[12] All tracks are written by Andy MacFarlane (music) and James Graham (lyrics)The following people contributed to Forget the Night Ahead:[22]