CD Review: Young Fox – “Sky Beats Gold” (Spartan Records)
Dark and brooding yet eloquent and moving, Sky Beats Gold, the latest release from
Young Fox, is an effort in melancholia. Sky
Beats Gold is a blend of heady, potent and moody orchestrations (“We Move
As Wolves,” “Slow Burn” (which features a guest appearance by Anberlin’s
Stephen Christian), “Hearts of Men (Part 1),” “To Be Moving”) and powerful,
bombastic outings that see Young Fox exploring their heavier side (“Sometimes
the Monsters Win,” “Atom Smasher,” “We Are Not the Wolves”). Beyond that, “Wine
of Violence” peels back the layers of Sky
Beats Gold further, exposing a raw underbelly, one teeming with
unadulterated passion and expansive closer “Hearts Of Men (Part II)” manages to
swell the reaches of Sky Beats Gold
even further in anthemic and grandiose fashion. Fans of dredg, Black Map and
Far (or anyone who digs atmospheric rock) – Sky
Beats Gold may be your new favorite record.
Grade: B+
Go Download: “Sometimes the Monsters Win”
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