Young Widows

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noise rock, math rock, post-hardcore, experimental, heavy… see all

The DC/Chicago/Louisville connection has been long-standing triangle of similar ideas, ethics and sounds, and Louisville, Kentucky’s Young Widows keep that spirit alive. From the reverb-drenched inspiration of the Regulator Watts/Hoover family to the bass and drums lock-groove perfected by Shellac and the Jesus Lizard, Young Widows gladly wears influences on its sleeve (their song “Glad He Ate Her” even gives a knowing wink to the Jesus Lizard’s “Gladiator”). Of course, the inventive guitar work, a signature of guitarist/vocalist Evan Patterson’s bands throughout his years in Breather Resist, Black Cross and The National Acrobat, is still intact and at its peak here. The rhythm section of bassist Nick Thieneman and drummer Geoff Paton (also both former members of Breather Resist) lays down syrup-thick grooves, recalling the best of the ‘90s output from the Northeast U.S. (think Melvins, Karp, and maybe even Nirvana), and at times even British post-punk, ala Gang Of Four… But, hell, we don’t want to go too far… It’s basically solid, grooving, hypnotic, heavy noise-rock… The comparisons are for reference only. This is a new band, a new sound, a new idea: Young Widows.

Settle Down City
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Old Wounds
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Young Widows/Coliseum split
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Young Widows & Plows split 7"
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Top Tracks

1	Old Skin	208
2	Took a Turn	200
3	Mr. No Harm	171
4	Lucky and Hardheaded	163
4	The Guitar	163
6	The Heat Is Here	162
7	21st Century Invention	158
8	Delay Your Pressure	146
9	Let Him Be	137
10	Swamped And Agitated	130
11	Feelers	126
12	Settle Down City	61
13	The Charmers free download	58
14	Almost Dead Beat	55
15	Small Talk	45

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deftythedrums wrote:
Friday morning

that's right old skin is damn good!

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theoncegreat wrote:
Thursday morning

The riff durring the last two minutes of "Swamped and Agitated is just...so...good.

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curtico wrote:
last month

this is how you do good music

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Jimsonisolation wrote:
last month

Meh.

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Slober wrote:
last month

Just listening to the new album... wow. Louisville keeps getting better.

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laughingwindows wrote:
last month

Good stuff.

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MarshallStaxx wrote:
last month

So, I heard you liek The Jesus Lizard?

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gorbertregibold wrote:
last month

the addition of 'recent activity' just proves to disgust me with awful tagging. 'math-rock', 'noise-rock', 'art core', 'post hardcore'. what happened to rock'n'roll? is it now lame to say a band is a rock band? furthermore, all music involves mathematics. i feel that calling a band 'math-rock' should mean that they simply write rock music about math.

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william_benton wrote:
August 2008

I digs the new album very much.

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matthewkeith wrote:
August 2008

old version of swamped & agitated from the plows split is so much better.

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kschro wrote:
August 2008

im not feeling the new one, sorry

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bleakstk wrote:
August 2008

old wounds is amazing

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RiflesAtRecess wrote:
August 2008

I like the new one about the same as the old one. Hell, Settle Down City still feels like a new album every time I listen to it. Both are amazing albums from a perfect band. I need to see these guys live so bad.

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HeWhoIsZ wrote:
August 2008

new one blows settle down city away

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medicalfools wrote:
August 2008

come back to new york, dammit.

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tuplawee wrote:
August 2008

yep!

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KMFCM wrote:
August 2008

new album is fucking sweet

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snoopywannadie wrote:
August 2008

fuck yes @ old wounds

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mikesharp23 wrote:
August 2008

preordered love this shit

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theloudestfire wrote:
August 2008

yeah i feel that I have the de-lux 3 LP set on pre-order.

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Oct 25 Young Widows Church, Boston, United States
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