Isolated Youth
MISERERE MEI
(LP)
MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION / LPBIRTH1
LP
Following a year of acclaimed singles, Swedish post-punk quartet Isolated Youth will release their debut album Miserere Mei via Memorials of Distinction (JPEGMAFIA, Porridge Radio, caroline, Naima Bock, Grove, Shovel Dance Collective) and Birthday Productions. Recorded in London, produced by Faris Badwan of The Horrors and Max Heyes (worked with Primal Scream and Rolling Stones among others), the album promises to cement the band's reputation as rising stars in the post-punk scene.
Hailing from the remote coastal town of Norrtälje, Isolated Youth's debut LP is deeply shaped by the atmospheric Nordic landscape they grew up in. From the icy hooks of 'Ghost Town' inspired by the desolate streets of Stockholm to the ghostly 'Psykosoma', conceived in a studio nestled between a forested graveyard, the band channel the play of light and darkness of their region through a gothic, distortion-fueled lens. Formed by brothers Axel and William Mardberg, along with drummer Andreas Geidemark and bassist Elmer Hallsby, the band channels a raw and atmospheric style that draws influence from icons like The Chameleons, The Gun Club, and Siouxsie & The Banshees. With Axel's piercing falsetto and William’s intricate, Johnny Marr-esque guitar lines, Isolated Youth have crafted an album that feels both nostalgic and deeply contemporary.[info sheet from distr.]