Young Widows - Settle Down City...

I was told to listen to Young Widows sometime earlier this month and I wasn’t necessarily quick to do so. Seeing as how the band is basically Breather Resist minus one member, I pretty much expected Young Widows to be the same thing. I was fairly wrong on that assumption to say the least. This is a completely new band, with a completely different sound. So for anyone else that might be making the same mistake as I did, get that through your heads right now.

Basically from the opening moments of their debut Settle Down City it’s obvious that the band has a very high level of respect and appreciation for The Jesus Lizard. This becomes even more apparent once you reach the song “Glad He Ate Her”, which from the song title and the song itself most should be able to put two and two together there. When it comes to having influences, you probably can’t do a whole lot better than The Jesus Lizard.

Although this probably isn’t anything new to a lot of people’s ears, you got to like the fact that this sounds about as authentic as you’ll get these days. The music is every bit as raw and completely unhinged as some of the best noise rock you heard throughout the 90’s. It’s ugly, dirty, and completely in your face for the whole 35 and a half minutes that it runs.

Young Widows – Mirrorfucker [MP3]
Young Widows – The Charmers [MP3]

Settle Down City is a nice little surprise considering what I originally had this pegged as. Goes to show that group members past bands sometimes don’t mean a damn thing and that is most certainly the case here. You can pick this album up by heading over to Jade Tree. It is definitely well worth the purchase price.