Built on a Weak Spot

Well, September is gone. As I mentioned in the previous post, this year is just speeding on past me. Shit, we’re already 3 months out from Christmas. Anyway, enough about that as I am sure there are those that are reading this that are feeling the complete opposite

The monthly mix for September is coming, as in its not being posted today but sometime later this week hopefully. Yeah, I know…it’s a bit later than I usually like to put them up here but I kind of slacked on it sometime mid month and have been trying to put it together for the past week or so.

Anyway, opening this month is a pretty solid album from Souvenir’s Young America. Oddly enough this is the second release from a metallic post-rock outfit that I’ve found myself enjoying within the past couple weeks. Crazy, I know. Anyway, this instrumental trio based out of Richmond, VA does well here on their self-titled debut. It’s not exactly the typical formulaic material that you generally hear in that it’s not crushingly heavy or “brutal”. Instead there is a larger emphasis on melody that is brought together by an array of different instruments including a keyboard, slide guitar, banjo, and a piano. There is definitely a much more serene beauty to this album that you won’t find in many other releases that commonly fall under the same category. They don’t try and stomp you into the ground with devastatingly heavy guitar work, instead the band does something that is much more difficult and lets the intense emotional qualities of the album do all the work. This is a lot more focused and accomplished than you’d come to find or expect from most debuts. In the end, Souvenir’s Young America shows a lot of talent to move forward with on future releases, which I will be highly anticipating.

Souvenir’s Young America – Letters from the Earth [MP3]

Their debut is currently out now and can be purchased over at Aquarius Records. Also, check out their MySpace for a sampling of more songs.

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