DECAYED: TEN YEARS OF CITIES, WOUNDS, LIGHTNESS, AND PAIN

Since their inception in 2006, Young Widows have
released four studio albums - each pushing their restless
drive towards the incomparable a little further. Those
albums - Settle Down City (2006), Old Wounds (2008),
In and Out of Youth and Lightness (2011), and Easy Pain
(2014) - were as bruising as they were brilliant, as
menacing as they were mysterious.
DECAYED: Ten Years of Cities, Wounds, Lightness, and
Pain perfectly charts Young Widows' evolution from
inspired post-hardcore trio to peerless entity crafting
profound combinations of post-punk, noise rock, heavy
psych, and gothic folk. The fifteen tracks in this collection
originally appeared on stand-alone singles, b-side, splits
with like-minded artists (including Bonnie 'Prince' Billy,
Pelican, Melt-Banana, and MY DISCO), and rare
compilations. Four of them have never been released
until now.
Of the many impressive aspects of Young Widows'
decade-plus run as a band, perhaps most remarkable is
the quality and breadth of music they made that didn't
appear on their albums. Every song here is a standout
track from the evolving eras of the band, and as with all
things Young Widows, DECAYED pays respect to the
past while planting roots for the future.