Heavy, intense, and oddly catchy, like a raw, darker, Dungen. Old Wounds is the Louisville, Kentucky band, Young Widows' second album. It caught me completely off guard, floating in the huge pile of indie-folk-rock albums that have dominated the scene this year. Finally, someone (or rather 3 someones) is kicking folk-rock into a corner with their heavy reverb and post-punk beats.
The vocals, in typical hardcore fashion, are difficult to decipher on the first spin. Short three- and four-word sentences a la punk rock bands of old, and repetitive lyrics keep it simple. On "Lucky and Hardheaded," I fell in a hole. A deep, deep hole. At the bottom I found god. I fell in a spell. I remember it well. Apparently these lyrics are not that complex. Luckily, you can barely understand them half the time anyway.
I like this, I think, because its something a little different. Its just the right tone to head into finals.
Sounds like, Fugazi, Dungen, Jesus Lizard
1)Took A Turn
2)Old Skin
3)Mr. No Harm
4)The Guitar
5)Lucky and Hardheaded
6)21st Century Invention
7)The Heat is Here
8)Delay Your Pressure
9)Let Him Be
10)Feelers
11)Swamped and Agitated
Here's an absolutely terrible video:
2 comments:
I like the album, my cousin has been raving about them for months... but that video might as well come down.
oh i know, terrible video.
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