Well here goes my first post here, thanks to hampton for letting me contribute, I'll admit diy screamo and post-rock are my forte's, so I stepped into new territory when I found this band a couple years ago but it was a great find, originally they were called GIANT up until fall 08, switching to the moniker Braveyoung. Located in North Carolina BRAVEYOUNG considers themselves down tempo but I usually have to mention bands like ISIS and pelican for people to know what I'm talking about, bands that I'm not crazy about and I feel that GIANT had their own path even then, and in their evolution have gone farther away from that to where when I describe them to someone, really heavy post-rock is what comes to mind. The first release by them was Song, a 5 song EP, which is very heavy but amazingly melodic, and includes screaming. After that they did a split with tides which is along the same lines as them genre wise, and the song they contributed showed where they were going in a sense but it still was similar to song. They then went into the studio to record a full length which was scrapped sadly but I trust they have good reason and Bloom was worth the wait. This was also around the time the name change arose, though they cite a record company forcing them to change the name I kind of feel like it was for the best because Bloom is a bit different and I'm patiently awaiting their full length because of how much I loved Bloom. I'm including their full discography so you can see where they came from and where they are now(Bloom has no vocals FYI) Also a fun fact about Bloom, it was recorded in a church live, which was an amazing choice because it intensifies what they're going for perfectly.
P.S. I have to say my favorite thing is in Upon The Boughs Which Shake Against The Cold when they go into the ambient section and the drums around 5:00 minutes and then it gets super epic and heavy, I go nuts every time I hear it, haha.
Also here is one of my favorite live videos of them of a song that I don't know if they'll ever release.
