New Young Widows Video - "Old Skin" (Stereogum Premiere)
Young Widows' dramatically-lit J.J. Johnstone-directed video for "Old Skin" turns a fairly straightforward performance of the track into subtly ominous theater. The song's from the Louisville trio's second album Old Wounds. The repetition of "old''s -- countering the "young" in the band's name -- makes sense. Young Widows aren't necessarily reinventing the wheel, but for folks who enjoy the muscularity of Jesus Lizard or Fugazi's post-hardcore starts and stops, this ought to do the trick ... in under two minutes. Keep your eyes peeled for the subliminal Old Wounds masks.
Sans image:
Young Widows - "Old Skin" (MP3)
Old Wounds is out via Temporary Residence. Live:
03/13 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn #
03/14 - Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds #
03/15 - Orlando, FL @ The Social #
03/17 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon #
03/18 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (The Austinist SXSW Party)
03/19-21 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/22 - Dallas, TX @ The Lounge on Elm Street #
03/23 - Birmingham, AL @ The Bottle Tree #
03/24 - Indianapolis, IN @ Halloween House #
03/25 - Chicago, IL @ The Beat Kitchen #
03/26 - Detroit, MI @ PJ's Lager House #
03/27 - Hamilton, ON @ Casbah #
03/28 - Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's #
03/29 - Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab #
03/30 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott #
03/31 - Wallingford, CT @ VFW #
04/01 - Brooklyn, NY @ Club Europa #
04/02 - Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head #
04/03 - Harrisburg, PA @ MAC ROCK Festival #
04/05 - Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Cafe Metropolis #
# w/ My Disco
Posted at 10:22 AM by brandon in Tour Dates, Video
Tags: Young Widows
sweet video.
Score = 5
This wasn't very good.
Score = -9
these guys are great. glad to see some quality challenging indie rock on stereogum.
Score = 5
I definitely read this subject as Neil Young ...
Score = 0
this hit me over the head. i wasn't ready for it and i gotta say that i liked it, but the vocals almost ruined it. they didn't follow the songs momentum.
i'll give it a few more spins
Score = 1