Young Widows

Young Widows
Origin	Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Genres	Post-hardcore, noise rock
Years active	2006-Present
Labels	Temporary Residence Limited Jade Tree Records
Associated acts	Breather Resist
Members
Evan Patterson Nick Thieneman Jeremy McMonigle
Past members
Geoff Paton

Young Widows is an American post-hardcore band from Louisville, Kentucky. They have released three full-length albums and six split EPs.

History

Louisville, KY's Young Widows formed in 2006 from the ashes of mathcore group Breather Resist. In December 2005, lead singer Steve Sidoni left Breather Resist, and guitarist Evan Patterson and bassist Nick Thieneman assumed the vocal duties. They entered the studio in early 2006 but found the sound change significantly. They then changed the name from Breather Resist to Young Widows. Preceded by a split 7" with Coliseum, their debut full length entitled 'Settle Down City' was released in September 2006 on Jade Tree Records. Citing a lack of interest from Jade Tree, the band later moved to Temporary Residence Limited where they released their second album 'Old Wounds' in September 2008. In late 2008 and early 2009, a series of four split 7"s were released featuring Young Widows and a different band for every split. These were all released by Temporary Residence, and when put together the covers form one 14x14" picture. Original drummer Geoff Paton was replaced by Jeremy McMonigle in 2008. They have toured with bands such as Pelican, Russian Circles, These Arms Are Snakes, Thursday, The Fall of Troy, La Dispute and Daughters. Their third album, "In and Out of Youth and Lightness" was released by Temporary Residence in April 2011 and sees the band taking their sound in a quieter noise rock and shoegaze-influenced direction.

Members

• Evan Patterson - guitar and vocals
• Nick Thieneman - bass and vocals
• Jeremy McMonigle - drums

Discography

LPs

Settle Down City (Jade Tree, 2006)

1. "Settle Down City"
2. "Almost Dead Beat"
3. "Glad He Ate Her" (feat. Steve Sidoni)
4. "Small Talk"
5. "Formererer"
6. "Bruised Knees"
7. "Mirrorfucker"
8. "The Charmers"
9. "New Forest"
10. "The First Half"
11. "We Don't Know"

Old Wounds (Temporary Residence Limited, 2008)

1. "Took a Turn"
2. "Old Skin"
3. "Mr. No Harm"
4. "The Guitar"
5. "Lucky and Hardheaded"
6. "21st Century Invention"
7. "The Heat Is Here"
8. "Delay Your Pressure"
9. "Let Him Be"
10. "Feelers"
11. "Swamped and Agitated"

In and Out of Youth and Lightness (Temporary Residence Limited, 2011)

1. "Young Rivers"
2. "Future Heart"
3. "In and Out of Lightness"
4. "Lean on the Ghost"
5. "The Muted Man"
6. "Right in the End"
7. "Miss Tambourine Wrist"
8. "White Golden Rings"
9. "In and Out of Youth"

EPs

• Coliseum & Young Widows (Auxiliary Records, 2006) (Tracklist 3. Future Plans 4. Baritone #3)
• Young Widows & Plows (Auxiliary Records, 2007) (Tracklist 1. Swamped and Agitated [Demo])
• Split Series Vol. 1 (Temporary Residence Limited, 2008) (Tracklist 1. King of the Back-Burners)
• Split Series Vol. 2 (Temporary Residence Limited, 2009) (Tracklist 1. Long Live the New Weight)
• Split Series Vol. 3 (Temporary Residence Limited, 2009) (Tracklist 1. Mid-Western)
• Split Series Vol. 4 (Temporary Residence Limited, 2009) (Tracklist 1. Easy Acting)
• Live Radio Performance April 6, 2009 (Robotic Empire Records, 2010)
• Future Heart b/w Rose Window 7" (Temporary Residence Limited, 2011)

References

• Temporary Residence Limited

External links

• Young Widows at MySpace
• Breather Resist at MySpace