Lush, shimmering guitar ambience and hypnotic, propulsive
instrumental heaviness wind through the dusty highways and burnt
twilight skies of "An Ocean Without Water," the sophomore album
from Richmond's Souvenir's Young America. Divided into six flowing
movements, "An Ocean Without Water" is filled with intensely
beautiful melodies that drift on lonesome harmonica strains and
sparkling, celestial electronics, shot through with mystic, western
slide guitar, passages of crushing angular riffage, rolling tribal
drumming, and transcendent blues. Through their intricate song
arrangements and moody textures, Souvenir's Young America has
created an epic, emotional narrative. The sound draws from the
collected DNA of forebears like Popul Vuh, Earth, Labradford, and
Neurosis, yet they form a powerfully evocative instrumental
language all of their own. Features collaborations with Aughra
(Magic Bullet Records) and Nick Forte (Sublight Records, ex
Rorschach / Beautiful Skin).
The band has developed their sound even further with this new
album, and we couldn't be more stoked over the epic, moody sounds
that onfold over "An Ocean Without Water's" 40 minute running time.