Foreign Spells

by The Young Evils

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about

The Young Evils are a Seattle band.
Troy Nelson - Vocals & Guitar
Mackenzie Mercer - Vocals
Cody Hurd - Guitar
Michael Lee - Bass
Eric Wennberg - Drums

Teaming up with Stoneback on the Foreign Spells EP, The Young Evils discovered an evolved and potent new sound with this collection of songs. The alluring boy-girl harmonies remain but have taken a darker turn down pop's corridor, combining ‘60s doo-wop melodies with a bombastic rhythm section and noisy guitars. Gone are the cheery acoustic strummings of Foreign Spells' predecessor, 2010's acclaimed debut Enchanted Chapel. Songwriter Nelson and the band instead opted to focus on creating a sinister pop framework to underscore the talents of Nelson's better half, starlet Mackenzie Mercer.

If the infectious pop The Young Evils conjure has strayed from its sunnier former-self, so too have their lyrics, revealing the band’s propensity for the dreary and dark. “Dead Animals is what we’ll become” Mercer and Nelson proclaim in the four-track EP’s first single “Dead Animals.” The song perfectly exemplifies the band’s duality, charming but realistic and gloomy all at once. Foreign Spells is a document of The Young Evils’ brash honesty and virulent rhythms and harmonies.

credits

released 10 July 2012
Produced and Engineered by Shane Stoneback at Electrokitty Recording in Seattle WA
Mixed by Shane Stoneback at SMT STudios NYC
Drums performed by Faustine Hudson
Mastered by Chris Hanzek in Seattle WA
All songs written by Troy Nelson
Copyright 2012 Little Graveyard Music (BMI)
Album artwork and layout by Chad Porter

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