Pittsburgh alt rockers Young Fox took their time releasing a proper full-length after they made their mark with debut EP Predecessors in 2014. Three years later, Sky Beats Gold is here: 10 tracks of slow-burning, layered, brooding rock that’s reminiscent of Alice in Chains at its most subdued, and Sunny Day Real Estate at its most frenetic. "All around we were shooting for something heavy, ambient, and dynamic," says bassist Callan Carnahan. "We built one of the baritones that was used on nearly every song, and the low register adds a super heavy, punchy feel to the record. That combined with various drop tunings added this huge, deep timbre to the songs that really resonates with the feel of the album and the lyrical content."
Carnahan, Luke Cypher (vocals/guitar), Martin Lunn (guitar), and Chris Hawthorne (drums), have given birth to an album that’s been described as introspective and intrepid. "Given the state of things, it’s easy to get discouraged, point fingers, and place blame," says the band. "Overall, the album does consider a positive message in a time of total political and religious upheaval. This supports our notion that in the end, after all the disease and perceived coldness of the universe, taking an introspective step back from reality and examining the bigger picture does reveal that humanity and life are inherently good."
Myspace caught up with the band about the new album. Read the full interview below.
Hometown: Washington, PA. Though Marty hails from Adamsburg and Luke and Chris both from New Wilmington, PA — all relatively rural places!
Homebase: We're all located in the city of Pittsburgh nowadays and far away from the countryside.
Why call yourselves Young Fox?
The Village People was already taken. What a bummer.
What’s the idea behind your album name Sky Beats Gold?
It is appreciating what is around you and not putting hope or faith in material goods. Appreciate experiences, interactions, and attribute value to those rather than anchoring yourself in physical, materialistic "wealth."
Describe your music to someone who's never heard you before.
Grungy, but not grunge; heavy, but not headbang-heavy; atmospheric, dynamic, and driving.
Who are your biggest musical influences?
It varies member by member, but all of us really connect with 90s grunge and emo like Sunny Day Real Estate and Failure.
Does living in Pittsburgh impact your music?
It's a great place to live — I think that Pittsburgh is a renaissance town with a lot to show in terms of revival, rising from what was, and overcoming adversity from rough times and bad experiences to show a bright future and hope.
Who would you love to collaborate with?
The Deftones (or just Chino Moreno), Justin Vernon, Ken Andrews, Aaron Weiss....so many artists!
What's fun in Pittsburgh? Do you guys have day jobs?
We've all got some awesome hobbies and wide projects - Luke has a food truck (@bluesparrowpgh), Callan builds custom guitars (@ck_custom_guitars), Marty has a vintage furniture/mid-mod shop (@lochnessmodster), and Chris has a vintage drum shop (@hawthornedrumshop).
Name the craziest thing that’s happened to you as a band.
We played a show with some of the guys from "That 70’s Show." Aside from that nothing wild has happened. We're too low key.
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