Young Widows

Formed from remnants of Breather Resist, Young Widows chucked most of their forebear’s post-hardcore slant in favor of hideous noise-rock that squirts and squirms like Circus Lupus performing a back-alley assault on The Jesus Lizard—with a jackhammer. The band’s 2006 debut, Settle Down City, was defined by a fascinating, writhing repulsiveness that barely ever came up for air, while 2008’s Old Wounds played up the oddly entrancing push-pull its repetitious grinding can have on a crowd through the integration of live cuts. The 2011 album In And Out Of Youth And Lightness finds the group stretching its sound a bit by treading in moodier, less-abrasive musical waters. Album standout “Future Heart” is a surprisingly straight-ahead rocker, marked by a driving rhythm section and frontman Evan Patterson’s distinctive vocal come-ons. 

Updated 04/11/2012