Taking influences for their dark, reverb-heavy noise rock and moody post-punk grooves from bands like Hoover, the Jesus Lizard, Shellac, and the Melvins, the Young Widows’ debut, Settle Down City, was issued on Jade Tree in September 2006. About two weeks of nationwide dates preceded its release, and the band headed to Europe soon after with Seattle's Akimbo. Two years after its debut, Old Wounds found the band teaming up with producer Kurt Ballou, who compiled the album from live performances on the road and in-studio performances. Young Widows' tastes gravitated toward mellow bands like Pink Floyd and Smog over the next few years, which influenced the slower pace of their 2011 release, In and Out of Youth and Lightness. ~ Corey Apar