“We all deserve to be cherished through our hardships, even when we are at our most difficult to love.”
Can’t let this graze by without a word. Revival of a Friend by Sour Widows is a moody alt rock hinterland, an extravagant grunge palace assembled from simple pieces of the craft. What sets it apart? Touch. Texture. Co-produced, engineered, and mixed by Tiny Telephone’s Maryam Qudus, the album sounds pristine: each floor tom, snare, guitar string, and crying out voice given its space to breathe separately—and to organically meld into the whole. Traversing these sonic landscapes, one feels cradled by a warm, furious heart. Instead of cruelty or bitterness, there is a grounding gratitude strummed in love.
Out now on Exploding In Sound Records.
Missed Sour Widows’ album release show at the Independent? See them play alongside Horse Jumper of Love and Teethe at Rickshaw Stop on Tuesday, September 24.
