LISTEN TO BRAVEYOUNG’S INSTRUMENTAL MASTERPIECE, 'MISERY & PRIDE,’ IN ITS ENTIRETY Full-length LP due out this Friday from The Flenser

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"...Braveyoung have transcended their post-rock roots and evolved into an emotionally affecting outfit that offers beauty without optimism, like gorgeous slivers of colored light at dawn on a day that never fully brightens." - Bandcamp
 
 
Portland OR's Braveyoung are preparing to release an album of somber instrumentals - their magnum opus - Misery and Pride,  due out this Friday from The Flenser.  The album sounds more like classical music than the expansive post-rock Braveyoung is known for; brooding drones and chamber string arrangements shape these stripped-down eulogies, but the menace of their punk roots remains. Listen to the album in advance of its street date today, along with an extensive interview with the group, via Bandcamp (or directly on Soundcloud).
 
Formed as a duo in 2005 by brothers Zac and Isaac Jones, Braveyoung released their first album the following year under the name Giant. They soon changed their name and began working with Michael Rich. As a trio they spent the next several years exploring new sounds and touring extensively. They attracted the attention of The End Records, who released the Bloom EP in 2009 and their first full-length album We Are Lonely Animals in 2011. The same year saw the release of a collaborative effort with weirdo heavy music stalwarts The Body, then the relocation of the band to Portland Oregon. Never abandoning their DIY ethos, the ensuing years saw the release of several more EPs, live performances and eventually the recording of Misery and Pride.
 
While arranging details for the release, founding member Isaac Jones was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. He has since recovered, and Braveyoung are eager for their long-awaited second album to see the light of day. Misery and Pride unfolds like an ominous premonition of the turbulent years since its completion and will be released on March 24th by The Flenser.
 
Misery & Pride, Tracklist:
2. You Pigs Should Find A God To Love
3. Blue Beyond The Hill
5. Such A Worm As I
6. I Lay In Dust Life’s Glory Dead
7. The Good King Will Punish You
 
 

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