# Artist of the Week: Early Alan Younger

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2013/02/artist-of-the-week-early-alan-younger/
- Published: 2013-02-01T16:14:12-05:00
- Author: Max Hammer

Not long ago, a regular IRC listener tipped us off to the impressive recordings
of **Minneapolis** experimental folk singer and songwriter **Early Alan Younger**,
who is the latest to be featured in the popular [Artist of the Week](https://indierockcafe.com/category/artist-of-the-week/)
series.

As with so many artists we feature on IRC, Younger is a largely unknown figure in
the national indie folk music movement, which we hope to help change with this profile.
In fact, in a Google search for his name, there are only a few entries, and therefore,
we don’t have much information about him. The Minneapolis based blog, _The Current_,
wrote of the new EP, _Hotcake Waltz_, that “there always seems to be a little too
much folk rock in the Midwest that doesn’t quite stand out. But Early Alan Younger
seems to have no interest in appeasing the masses with easy listening. What we have
here instead is moody, early **Luke Temple** vibes.”

Younger crafts emotive, heart-felt and well-honed folk songs that have been fully
realized with the help of a newly recruited band (no indication if they will become
a permanent band). Younger teamed up with local musicians **Neil Weir** and **Magneto**
member **Dave Gardner**, as well as **Aaron LeMay** (Diver Dress) on drums and **
Tony Najm** (formerly of the Alarmists) on bass.

This is Younger’s first EP of a three-part EP series he plans to release during 
2013. The lead track, “Good Friend,” is a hazy, lo-fi acoustic romp that has a hauntingly
melodic allure supported by his backup band and Younger’s poignant lyrics and vocals.
The title track has almost a New Orleans funeral march aspect to it, wrapped in 
electric guitar distortion and a catchy, deep hook bass – a track that is, as mentioned
earlier about Younger’s music in general, hard to categorize. Listen to the other
two tracks from the EP via his [Bandcamp page.](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/earlyalanyounger.bandcamp.com)

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[“Good Friend”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/EarlyAlanYounger-TheHotcakeWaltz-01-GoodFriend.mp3)–**
Early Alan Younger** from _The Hotcake Waltz_ EP

[“The Hotcake Waltz”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/EarlyAlanYounger-TheHotcakeWaltz-05-TheHotcakeWaltz.mp3)–**
Early Alan Younger** from _The Hotcake Waltz_ EP

[“Highway Overpass”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/EarlyAlanYounger-TheHotcakeWaltz-04-HighwayOverpass.mp3)–**
Early Alan Younger** from _The Hotcake Waltz_ EP