Young Widows’ dramatically-lit J.J. Johnstone-directed video for “Old Skin” turns a fairly straightforward performance of the track into subtly ominous theater. The song’s from the Louisville trio’s second album Old Wounds. The repetition of “old”s — countering the “young” in the band’s name — makes sense. Young Widows aren’t necessarily reinventing the wheel, but for folks who enjoy the muscularity of Jesus Lizard or Fugazi’s post-hardcore starts and stops, this ought to do the trick … in under two minutes. Keep your eyes peeled for the subliminal Old Wounds masks.

Sans image:

• Young Widows – “Old Skin”Download

Old Wounds is out via Temporary Residence. Live:

03/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn #
03/14 – Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds #
03/15 – Orlando, FL @ The Social #
03/17 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon #
03/18 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (The Austinist SXSW Party)
03/19-21 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/22 – Dallas, TX @ The Lounge on Elm Street #
03/23 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottle Tree #
03/24 – Indianapolis, IN @ Halloween House #
03/25 – Chicago, IL @ The Beat Kitchen #
03/26 – Detroit, MI @ PJ’s Lager House #
03/27 – Hamilton, ON @ Casbah #
03/28 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s #
03/29 – Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab #
03/30 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott #
03/31 – Wallingford, CT @ VFW #
04/01 – Brooklyn, NY @ Club Europa #
04/02 – Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head #
04/03 – Harrisburg, PA @ MAC ROCK Festival #
04/05 – Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Cafe Metropolis #

# w/ My Disco