Young Widows '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-sides, 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: Ten Years of Cities, Wounds, Lightness, and Pain' pays respect to the past while planting roots for the future.