Yung Notes

Happy Halloween! Hope everyone had fun celebrating a classic fall holiday! Given Mount Eerie’s album “Night Palace” came out a few minutes ago, I wanted to review two of the singles as a sneak peek at what seems to be a pretty strong album. Mount Eerie is a musical outfit lead by Phil Elverum. The band started in 2003 and has released countless EPs and full-length albums since then, many to critical claim. Most of Mount Eerie’s projects generally fall into the realm of indie-folk/rock, or lo-fi, with some experimental rock. Both the singles discussed and not talked about in this article follow a similar theme sonically. I Walk “I Walk”, takes us on a thoughtful exploration of healing and resolving trauma that comes from tragedy. Elverum’s lyrics tell a compelling story with how candid they are. Referencing something as mundane as “Discarded clothing on the ground” carries a powerful sense of realness. In this moment we are right there with Mount Eerie, and we are there ourselves, recou...

Happy 2024 everyone! I hope everyone has had a nice start to the new year, and that you have accomplished everything you set out to at the beginning of 2023. Last year was a crazy year in music, so I figured I would share the five projects I enjoyed listening to the most. While there were many other amazing albums that came out in 2023, I found these five to be the albums I would most consistently come back to. Truly, all of the albums on this list are excellent and I am excited to celebrate them! I  will say this a number of times during throughout this review, but I seriously recommend taking the time to give each of these projects a listen if you have not already.  5.   i was mature for my age, but i was still a child - grouptherapy. This is a fun debut album from the California based grouptherapy, and a follow up to past projects this is not the album. , there goes the neighborhood. , and Truth Be Told . One thing that I think really stands out about this album is th...