The Young and Defenceless

The Young and Defenceless
The Young and Defenceless
EP by Funeral for a Friend
Released	September 6, 2010
Recorded	July–August 2010 at Monnow Valley Studios, Long Wave Recording Studio, Wales
Genre	Post-hardcore, melodic hardcore
Length	13:08
Producer	Romesh Dodangoda
Funeral for a Friend chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Punktastic	^[1]
Sputnik Music	^[2]

The Young and Defenceless is an EP by Welsh post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend, released on September 6, 2010. The title of the EP is sourced from a lyric in the track "Sixteen". This is the first release by Funeral for a Friend that includes bassist Richard Boucher and is also the first release to feature former bassist Gavin Burrough on guitars. The CD is limited edition, available only to those who bought it at PledgeMusic. In several European countries (not the UK), it is available for download from 7digital.^[3] On this release, the cover has been slightly changed. On October 29, 2010, the band released a music video for the song "Serpents in Solitude".^[4]^[5]

Two songs from the EP: "Sixteen" and "Damned If You Do, Dead If You Don't" were also later featured in the band's fifth full-length studio album Welcome Home Armageddon in 2011. "Sixteen," shall be the second single for their fifth studio album.

The artwork is illustrated by Rianne Rowlands

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Serpents in Solitude"	3:23
2.	"Vultures"	3:39
3.	"Damned If You Do, Dead If You Don't"	3:26
4.	"Sixteen"	2:50
Total length:		13:08

Downloadable content
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wrench" (Demo)	2:40

Personnel[]

Matthew Davies-Kreye – lead vocals
Kris Coombs-Roberts – guitar
Gavin Burrough – guitar, backing vocals
Richard Boucher – bass guitar
Ryan Richards – drums, aggressive vocals
Romesh Dodangoda - producer
Jamie Telford, Danny Bugler & Rhodri Jones - Gang vocals on "Damned If You Do, Dead If You Don't"

References[]

^ "Funeral For A Friend - The Young & Defenceless review". Punktastic. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
^ Mar, Del. "Funeral For A Friend: The Young And Defenseless". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
^ "The Young And Defenceless EP (2010) | Funeral For A Friend | Musikdownloads - legal, einfach & sicher - in MP3 und anderen Formaten | 7digital Deutschland". De.7digital.com. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
^ "Funeral For A Friend 'Serpents In Solitude' Video". Metal Hammer. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
^ "Funeral for a Friend: "Serpents In Solitude"". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2012-03-16.

External links[]

[Punktastic-1] "Funeral For A Friend - The Young & Defenceless review". Punktastic. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

[Sputnik-2] Mar, Del. "Funeral For A Friend: The Young And Defenseless". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 12 September 2010.

[3] "The Young And Defenceless EP (2010) | Funeral For A Friend | Musikdownloads - legal, einfach & sicher - in MP3 und anderen Formaten | 7digital Deutschland". De.7digital.com. Retrieved 2012-03-16.

[4] "Funeral For A Friend 'Serpents In Solitude' Video". Metal Hammer. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2012-03-16.

[5] "Funeral for a Friend: "Serpents In Solitude"". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2012-03-16.

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v t Funeral for a Friend
Studio albums	Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation (2003) Hours (2005) Tales Don't Tell Themselves (2007) Memory and Humanity (2008) Welcome Home Armageddon (2011) Conduit (2013) Chapter and Verse (2015)
Extended plays	Between Order and Model (2002) Four Ways to Scream Your Name (2003) Seven Ways to Scream Your Name (2003) Bullet Theory/My Dying Day (2004) The Great Wide Open (2007) The Young and Defenceless (2010) See You All In Hell (2011)
Compilations	Your History Is Mine: 2002–2009 (2009)
Singles	"Juneau" "She Drove Me to Daytime Television/Bullet Theory" "Escape Artists Never Die" "Into Oblivion (Reunion)" "Walk Away" "The Great Wide Open" "Waterfront Dance Club/Beneath the Burning Tree" "Kicking and Screaming"
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