Young Widows - Old Wounds

Old Wounds is the second album from Young Widows, who emerged from what was left of Breather Resist after the lead singer left in 2005. the sound is similar enough to be occasionally recognizable as Breather Resist, but Young Widows brings something new and different to the table. they make loud and messy post-hardcore, infused with both urgency and apathy, in the vein of the fantastic Harkonen and Jesus Lizard. the vocals are drawling and arrogant, which I love. and to their credit, no matter how loud the noise gets, they never let it overwhelm the song.

I heard these guys just finished up a tour with Thursday and Fall of Troy, which is sort of hilarious to me. I wonder if all those eyeliner-wearing 13 year olds knew what to make of them. they certainly have some catchy melodies in their songs (ten points if you think you can get the creepy, obsessive chorus of "The Guitar" out of your head after you listen to it), but they're a whole hell of a lot weirder than what Thursday's fan base is probably used to.

oh, and a fun trivia fact: Young Widows did a split with Bonnie "Prince" Billy last year. what the fuck, right? I love this band.

here's the video for "Old Skin," which I think is one of the songs that least accurately represents their sound overall, but hey, it's a pretty video at least.




Young Widows - Old Wounds [2008]

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