Labels: Temporary Residence
Review by: Danny Parsons
The first track is by Young Widows (obviously) and is called “Midwestern’. Now, upon reading this my emo synapses began firing and I got quite excited. This is quite a long song and if it weren’t for the vocals I think it’d be flippin’ excellent. It’s essentially a big build up that goes absolutely nowhere. The instruments all sound really spot-on and a tad midwestmo I suppose but again, THE VOCALS. I find them too harsh. Thumbs down to you Young Widows. I can see however, why lots of people would like them (and they do), the vocals just ruin it for me. On the B-side is Pelican. Shame on me for forgetting about this band. This song “” “Inch Above Sand’ – has successfully reignited my love affair with them. There’s plenty of chugging to go around, offset by a couple of quiet bits which feature really cool, delicate guitar riffs. Nice.