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Originally from UK but residing in Berlin, The Underground Youth is no stranger to anyone interested, even slightly, in darker post-punk music. Having said that, they are also masters of making it very approachable to anyone, who wants to taste the gothic darkness regardless of the music genre. They did it again, perhaps in the best way yet, on their, if I'm not mistaken, 10th album called The Falling.
I've always associated the band with more post-punk vibes but the reality is that their music, especially now, is more of gothic country/americana nature. The dark, gloomy and funeral-like vocals by Craig Dyer are the leading force of this music, providing the unreal but also intimate at the same time vibes all the way through. They are accompanied mostly by acoustic guitar and violins and this completes the uncanny country/americana of the darkest type kind of feel. For me it always resembles bands like The Black Heart Procession and their broken world.
The best track here is the one that has been with me for months now - A Sorrowful Race is a beautiful compromise between moody ballad and nervously gloomy, gothic anthem. But it was a close call as the band can easily turn the gears up and create faster and very catchy songs, primarily For You Are the One, one that's still extremely moody but can also make your feet dance instantly. One of the best releases of the year so far imho.
The Falling costs 7 GBP.
Check: A Sorrowful Race
Country: UK/Germany
Genre: gothic country
Label: Fuzz Club
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