MuzikDizcovery Exclusive: Winter Dust - Autumn Years Album Stream

So if you haven't noticed recently, we love Winter Dust. Between our very well received premier of "Early Grey Mornings" to our recent A level review of Autumn Years, it's clear that we think that Winter Dust is one of the best young bands making music right now. So there were no second thoughts when we found out we had the opportunity to premier this fantastic album. The album brings together so many parts of bands I love such as Gates, Caspian and Athletics, and it really is something special. From the instrumental beauty of songs like "Undertow" to immense emotional releases in "Early Grey Mornings," Winter Dust is a band that knows how to tug at the heartstrings. If you haven't already, also be sure to like their Facebook page for more information. The album is now available for free download, but if you aren't already convinced, be sure to stream it below.

Album Review: Winter Dust - Autumn Years

Album Rating: A

Listening to a great undiscovered band is like falling in love with music all over again. There’s just something about hearing that passion—that yearning and youthful fervor, woven throughout the unadorned chords and modest production that makes you want to jump on board for the ride, just to see where it takes you. It’s all so palpable that you can taste it, and you want to, over and over again. I don’t often find myself romanticizing my early years of playing, but then again, I was nowhere near as talented as the boys in Winter Dust, a post-rock/emo band hailing from a small town in Italy, who are more than ready to release their stellar debut, Autumn Years, to the world, which, coincidentally, could really use something this beautiful right now. 

MuzikDizcovery Exclusive: Winter Dust, "Early Grey Mornings"

Fans of emo post-rock take note: Italian band Winter Dust's upcoming Autumn Years is one of the best releases of the year, blending hook-heavy songwriting with gruff rock vocals and gritty, gorgeous instrumentation, and we at MuzikDizcovery are delighted to debut an exclusive stream of "Early Grey Mornings" before the album's upcoming December 5 release. The song starts off slow, laying melancholy guitar melodies over chugging percussion and shrouding everything in a layer of early morning fog, but things soon get turbulent. As the track builds, Marco Vezzaro throws in some gnarly screams and the bass gains prominence. When the measured tempo gives way for a climax in double-time, the drums, piano and guitar crashing out of the 5AM gloom in waves, it's a bucket of ice water to the face, and it's thanks to the track's masterful construction that the catharsis comes naturally.

Find more on Winter Dust at its official website.