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It’s crazy that we live in a world where stressed-out citydwellers will spend $20 to go sit on the hardwood floor of an incense-laden yoga studio while some new age fauxhemian with a banging bod guides them through The Best Meditation Practice Of All Time. Not saying we’re not down with mindful awareness and peaceful reflection and all that–plenty of our respected idols practiced this sort of thing–but because, with the right soundtrack, you can achieve the same serenity in the comfort of your own home.

And good news: the perfect soundtrack has arrived. One listen of our newfound favorite Young Heel’s Falls EP will have you wondering how you ever gazed through frosted windows contemplating your mortality without these Brooklyn boys to lend you their dreamy musical counsel. In “Troubles At The Top,” they lay down harmonies gentle enough to soothe whatever beast rages within you while keeping things dark enough to avoid lobotomizing your angsty heart. If that sounds like a challenge to you, they’ll be happy to hear it—experimentation is at the core of their sound, and we’re already looking forward to the ways they will continue bridging discordant canyons of genre as they continue to gain exposure. Troubles at the top? We’ll see, but trouble reaching the top? Unlikely.

Grab “Troubles at the Top” below, and hop over to Young Heel’s Bandcamp page to snag the whole EP.

MP3: Young Heel – “Troubles at the Top”