[b]Album review: [/b] Young Mountain-This Will Destroy You. [url=http://example.com]https://music.apple.com/us/album/young-mountain-10th-anniversary-edition/1163056243link[/url] [b]Brief Bio of band:[/b] (or the bbb) This Will Destroy You (TWDY) formed in 2004 out of San Marcos, Texas. Their first release (EP Young Mountain) was self produced. Young Mountain is a (somewhat) short and sweet listen, with the deluxe edition(added bonus track) clocking in under 40 minutes in 7 songs. [spoiler]Okay just gonna go song by song because that’s the only way I see how I can do things rn: -Quiet- Starts off the EP strong the w/ the classic melancholic (electric) piano chords, setting up for a beautiful resolution. The buildup is very satisfying, albeit minimal. The heavy delay on the guitar is good, it feels questing/unsure almost, solidifying its melody w/ the 2nd guitar coming in. The chorus is further heightened by the 3rd guitar layer coming in at about 3 mins. This washes the song in wonderful distortion, completing the original idea. Additionally, you can make out a soft, distorted speech sample in the mix which is a great touch, I love when artists do that. -The World Is Our___- This one expands the dynamic TWDY they established in “Quiet.” (Imo) Specifically, there is more time for variations of the original melody to develop, w/ the song lasting around 7 mins. The bass’s presence opens up for multi-layered melodies for the listener to hear, which is great. After the initial chorus, we get a fantastic guitar+bass interludal (interludal?) variation, pushing the song towards an ecstatic melody. This is complimented by the electronic drums buildup, eventually re-welcoming the heavy drum beat. The effective buildup into re-buildup experienced in this song is a wonderful example of the experimentation TWDY and post-rock/metal artists explore. Excellent song. -I also really like the name of this one- -I Believe in Your Victory- This song is (imo) reminiscent of American Football more than anything else. The guitars are working together well, and it is less melancholic compared to the previous tracks. I couldn’t tell you what the other instrument is, (it comes in around 4 mins) most likely a horn-like synth, (American Football horn) (hornlike? Horny?) my other guess is that it’s another guitar doing some tremolo picking, it sounds really unique, and I wouldn’t put it past them to do that. -Grandfather Clock- This song features the most prominent use of electronic drums+other things. The electric piano, and uniqueness reminds me of Minecraft’s soundtrack. (6 yrs before initial Minecraft release) the song does little to build on the original thought, and that’s just fine. I see it as a release from some of the “angst” felt in the previous tracks. -Happiness: We’re All in It Together- This track is odd and probably the least strong out of all the tracks on the EP. The song really only picks up around the 5 minute mark. I think it kind of suffers in the formula they developed with the other songs. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a beautiful track, but I need more innovation to make it on par with the rest of the EP. What I mean by that is; some synth for multifaceted listening and replay-ability, other artists like Mogwai and Sigur Ros(I understand those 2 bands are much much different from TWDY’s purely instrumental approach, w/ Sigur Ros’s vocals being prevalent for a majority of the song) who engage the listener a bit better in regards to the OVERALL feeling, as this track felt like unnecessary dead space before the climax. ^that whole sentence made NO sense, but you prolly get it right? My favorite part about this track was the orchestral parts they used for the outro, which redeems the song somewhat. (So pretty, just the first like 4 minutes were somewhat forgettable) -There Are Some Remedies Worse Than the Disease- This track on the other hand, is much more enjoyable for me. The melody expressed is very inviting, and the drumming is really tight, almost sludgey but faster. It’s very dramatic, but I don’t think it’s over the top. The orchestral parts are great once again, really breaking away from the guitar-drums-bass-little piano ideas is what makes the songs on the latter half so special. There is ABSOLUTELY no other song on this EP that sounds as innovative, and chugging at times. The variation expressed around the 4 1/2 min mark is incredible. I think this track summarizes what TWDY was trying to accomplish, establishing an intelligent, melancholic, dramatic atmosphere. The song sounds wholly unique to the other tracks. There is a FLUTE part, around the 4 1/2 min mark there is a tempo shift w/ some excellent drumming work, the guitar+violin tremolo playing is ecstatic throughout the song, and the track comes to a very satisfying conclusion. The track reminds me a lot of If These Trees Could Talk, another instrumental band putting out music around the same time. (Check em out pretty good, might review them sometime aswell we’ll see) -Sleep (Bonus Track)- Alright last song on the EP, if you’re still reading, you’re very cool. 😎 [i](cringe)[/i] Good outro song I would say, the violin is in the forefront of the mix this time. It eventually fades away into silence. Lmk if you like the song by song format, it’s fs a wall of text but I tried to make it engaging idk. I can try and shorten upcoming reviews if it’s too heady. [/spoiler] [b]TLDR[/b]: Post-rock/metal band explore pretty melodies, and atmospheric atmospheres. Anyway, this was a hard review to write, I appreciate your patience if you read it. 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